Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 5 km WSW of Afántou, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Afántou, Greece on Sun, Oct 25, 1987, 4:40 PM GMT+2 (14:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km WNW of Faliraki, 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
1987-10-25 14:40:14 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.269° N, 28.115° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Rhodes.

From the USGS event page for usp00039ka. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14222 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14220 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14204 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14203 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.929 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 14202 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14190 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.310 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 14173 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14222 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.69 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14238 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.312 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14238 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.53 km S of Kremastí, Greece · 14238 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14240 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14240 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.31 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.512 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14242 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039ka. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.