M4.2 earthquake 27 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Jan 31, 1987, 1:38 AM GMT+2 (23:38 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km ENE of Lárdos, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-30 23:38:00 UTC
- Depth
- 52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.744° N, 27.124° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14485 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.310 km ENE of Lárdos, Greece · 14485 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.045 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 14479 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.140 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 14477 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000321q. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.