M4.2 earthquake 106 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Dec 8, 1987, 4:11 AM GMT+2 (02:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 57 km SE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-08 02:11:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.101° N, 26.124° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.757 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14175 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0118 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14156 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.146 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14129 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14122 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14119 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b2g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.