M3.1 earthquake 42 km NNE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Jun 4, 1987, 2:53 PM GMT+3 (11:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 34 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-04 11:53:10 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.244° N, 24.791° 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: 3 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 usp00035gz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.