M3.9 earthquake 57 km WSW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Sat, May 2, 1987, 6:02 AM GMT+3 (03:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 23 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-02 03:02:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.047° N, 27.262° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.923 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 14383 days ago · 152 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.225 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 14348 days ago · 144 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 14345 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.324 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14342 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.118 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14342 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.220 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14331 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.123 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.261 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14404 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.820 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 14404 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.255 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 14412 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034n7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.