M4.0 earthquake 118 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Dec 29, 1987, 6:26 AM GMT+2 (04:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 79 km S of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-29 04:26:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.098° N, 26.415° 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
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- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.479 km S of Fry, Greece · 14142 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.146 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.040 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5106 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14113 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.239 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14110 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bmt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.