M4.3 earthquake 24 km N of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Jun 17, 1987, 6:16 PM GMT+3 (15:16 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-17 15:16:40 UTC
- Depth
- 47.2 km (29.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.726° N, 27.206° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.118 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14350 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.220 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14339 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.27 km NE of Lárdos, Greece · 14319 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035v9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.