M4.9 earthquake 23 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece on Thu, May 7, 1987, 11:56 AM GMT+3 (08:56 UTC), 152 km (94 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-07 08:56:52 UTC
- Depth
- 151.9 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.621° N, 26.748° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14388 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.261 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.255 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 14412 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.037 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 14412 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034t2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.