M4.2 earthquake 7 km NE of Lárdos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Lárdos, Greece on Sat, Jul 18, 1987, 5:30 PM GMT+3 (14:30 UTC), 25 km (15 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
- 1987-07-18 14:30:41 UTC
- Depth
- 24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.138° N, 28.074° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.212 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 14276 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.910 km S of Datça, Turkey · 14266 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.218 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 14263 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036rj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.