Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 53 km NNE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on Mon, Aug 31, 1987, 12:45 AM GMT+3 (21:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-08-30 21:45:55 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.324° N, 24.864° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.542 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14257 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.247 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14253 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.452 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14241 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.413 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.231 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.224 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 14237 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.348 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 14235 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.333 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14226 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.224 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 14283 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.317 km SSE of Skópelos, Greece · 14283 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.439 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14290 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.133 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 14302 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.930 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 14302 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.423 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.632 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 14307 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037ye. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.