M4.1 earthquake 23 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 4:22 PM GMT+3 (13:22 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-17 13:22:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.393° N, 27.434° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14398 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14398 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.812 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 14354 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003481. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.