M4.0 earthquake 45 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 2:07 AM GMT+2 (00:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Mandráki, 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 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-08 00:07:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.906° N, 27.347° 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
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.310 km ENE of Lárdos, Greece · 14485 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14485 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.21 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14486 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.69 km ESE of Kéfalos, Greece · 14486 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.227 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14487 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.131 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 14497 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003290. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.