M4.6 earthquake 54 km WSW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 54 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Sat, May 2, 1987, 12:15 AM GMT+3 (21:15 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 23 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-01 21:15:09 UTC
- Depth
- 36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.053° N, 27.290° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14388 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.923 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 14383 days ago · 152 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.225 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 14348 days ago · 144 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 14345 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.324 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14342 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.118 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14341 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.220 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14331 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.123 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.261 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.820 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.255 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 14412 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034n3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.