M4.1 earthquake 18 km N of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 18 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Jun 18, 1987, 1:30 AM GMT+3 (22:30 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-17 22:30:46 UTC
- Depth
- 57.1 km (35.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.674° N, 27.196° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.220 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 14341 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.27 km NE of Lárdos, Greece · 14320 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035vn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.