Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 9 km E of Archángelos, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Archángelos, Greece on Mon, Oct 12, 1987, 4:44 AM GMT+2 (02:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-10-12 02:44:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.214° N, 28.217° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14212 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.35 km WSW of Afántou, Greece · 14212 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14212 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14210 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14194 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14193 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14180 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14228 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.312 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14228 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.53 km S of Kremastí, Greece · 14228 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14231 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14231 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14231 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.31 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14231 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.512 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 14231 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14232 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000396b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.