M3.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Jun 14, 1987, 2:07 PM GMT+3 (11:07 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km N of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-14 11:07:26 UTC
- Depth
- 65.1 km (40.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.583° N, 27.111° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035sn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.