M3.8 earthquake 20 km NE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 5:46 AM GMT+3 (02:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 61 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-17 02:46:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.649° N, 27.356° 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
- 4.261 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.123 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14388 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 14345 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000347q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.