M3.4 earthquake 28 km ESE of Sárti, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Sárti, Greece on Sat, Jan 17, 1987, 2:27 AM GMT+2 (00:27 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 44 km SE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-17 00:27:55 UTC
- Depth
- 24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.955° N, 24.256° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031qx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.