Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 12 km ESE of Afántou, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Afántou, Greece on Fri, Oct 9, 1987, 1:23 PM GMT+2 (11:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km E of Archángelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-10-09 11:23:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.250° N, 28.292° 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.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.69 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14238 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14225 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.35 km WSW of Afántou, Greece · 14225 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14224 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14223 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14205 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14193 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km S of Kremastí, Greece · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14243 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14243 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14244 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.31 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14244 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.512 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 14244 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14245 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000393r. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.