M4.2 earthquake 61 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 6:56 AM GMT+3 (03:56 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 54 km WSW of Émponas, 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
- 1987-04-17 03:56:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.049° N, 27.078° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.123 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14388 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.923 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 14383 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.225 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 14348 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 14345 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000347r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.