Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 12 km SE of Afántou, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Afántou, Greece on Tue, Oct 6, 1987, 1:28 PM GMT+2 (11:28 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 8 km ESE of Afántou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-10-06 11:28:23 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.217° N, 28.271° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.31 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14231 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14231 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14231 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14231 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.53 km S of Kremastí, Greece · 14229 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.312 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14228 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14228 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.69 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14226 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14212 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.35 km WSW of Afántou, Greece · 14212 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14212 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14210 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14195 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14193 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14181 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14233 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000390u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.