M3.4 earthquake 15 km S of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 15 km S of Skiáthos, Greece on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 2:17 PM GMT+2 (12:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km SW of Politiká, 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-02 12:17:04 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.024° N, 23.473° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.141 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 14178 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.54 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.91 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.515 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.017 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 4.25 km WSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 14183 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.32 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 14191 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.33 km ENE of Rizómylos, Greece · 14192 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.67 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 14199 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.917 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 14200 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.133 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14209 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003avd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.