M3.3 earthquake 21 km S of Skópelos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km S of Skópelos, Greece on Sun, Aug 9, 1987, 3:07 AM GMT+3 (00:07 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km SSE of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-09 00:07:11 UTC
- Depth
- 17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.928° N, 23.773° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km SSE of Kaparéllion, Greece · 14286 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.824 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 14271 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.317 km SSE of Skópelos, Greece · 14271 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.224 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 14271 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.30 km NE of Ágios Stéfanos, Greece · 14252 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.412 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 14252 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.19 km SSW of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.93 km SSW of Istiaía, Greece · 14238 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.215 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037cd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.