M4.2 earthquake 20 km N of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Jun 28, 1987, 8:58 AM GMT+3 (05:58 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1987-06-28 05:58:09 UTC
- Depth
- 40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.696° N, 27.209° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.27 km NE of Lárdos, Greece · 14311 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.212 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 14276 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.046 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 14275 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000365k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.