M3.0 earthquake 42 km ENE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Apr 22, 1987, 7:16 AM GMT+3 (04:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-22 04:16:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.001° N, 25.037° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.4Aegean Sea · 14394 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034c1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.