Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 1 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece on Tue, Oct 6, 1987, 1:31 PM GMT+2 (11:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 8 km ESE of Afántou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-10-06 11:31:19 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.407° N, 28.104° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.47 km SSE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.410 km SE of Faliraki, Greece · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.78 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.53 km S of Kremastí, Greece · 14239 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.312 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14238 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 14238 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.69 km E of Archángelos, Greece · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.413 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 14222 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.35 km WSW of Afántou, Greece · 14222 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.54 km WNW of Faliraki, Greece · 14222 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.515 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 14220 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.83 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 14205 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.712 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 14203 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.929 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 14202 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.435 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 14191 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.61 km W of Kremastí, Greece · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 4.512 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 14241 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.011 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 14242 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000390v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.