M2.4 earthquake 39 km W of Florø, Norway
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 39 km W of Florø, Norway on Thu, Jan 1, 1987, 5:46 PM GMT+1 (16:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 69 km WNW of Måløy, Norway. 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
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-01 16:46:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.643° N, 4.286° E
- Region
- Norway
- 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
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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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.323 km WSW of Florø, Norway · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.769 km WNW of Måløy, Norway · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.199 km W of Hardbakke, Norway · 14471 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031bd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.