M2.2 earthquake 46 km WNW of Florø, Norway
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 46 km WNW of Florø, Norway on Wed, Mar 25, 1987, 8:42 PM GMT+1 (19:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 115 km W of Florø, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-25 19:42:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.714° N, 4.183° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4115 km W of Florø, Norway · 14409 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.443 km W of Hardbakke, Norway · 14397 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Hardbakke, Norway · 14380 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033mv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.