M2.3 earthquake 23 km WSW of Florø, Norway
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Florø, Norway on Sat, Jan 31, 1987, 4:21 AM GMT+1 (03:21 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
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-31 03:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.512° N, 4.622° 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
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.769 km WNW of Måløy, Norway · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.199 km W of Hardbakke, Norway · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.67 km W of Manger, Norway · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.416 km NE of Hardbakke, Norway · 14435 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.321 km W of Dale, Norway · 14430 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.113 km NNE of Lindås, Norway · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.313 km NNE of Lindås, Norway · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.246 km WNW of Florø, Norway · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003224. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.