M3.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Vanáton, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Vanáton, Greece on Sat, Jan 10, 1987, 10:44 PM GMT+2 (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 32 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece. 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-10 20:44:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.835° N, 20.840° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.19 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 14461 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.67 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 14456 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.732 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.724 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.515 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.541 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031k6. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.