Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 24 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece on Sun, Jun 21, 1987, 9:13 AM GMT+3 (06:13 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km WNW of Filiatrá, 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
1987-06-21 06:13:03 UTC
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.228° N, 21.320° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt in Messinia and Ilia Provinces.

From the USGS event page for usp00035yq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.84 km N of Karátoula, Greece · 14347 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.014 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14340 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14327 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.320 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14327 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.367 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14315 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.429 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14309 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.548 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14308 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.211 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 14303 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.139 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14301 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.640 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14300 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.213 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 14293 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.60 km NNE of Lálas, Greece · 14292 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.517 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14289 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.28 km S of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 14356 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.436 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14358 days ago · 73 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.313 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14359 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.44 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.811 km NE of Goúmero, Greece · 14367 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.312 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 14368 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.913 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 14368 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.36 km SW of Kréstena, Greece · 14371 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035yq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.