M1.7 earthquake 20 km E of Lindås, Norway
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km E of Lindås, Norway on Mon, May 4, 1987, 5:24 PM GMT+2 (15:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km W of Manger, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-04 15:24:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.731° N, 5.533° E
- Region
- Norway
- 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km SE of Sandsli, Norway · 14384 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.010 km W of Manger, Norway · 14383 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.920 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Hardbakke, Norway · 14373 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.013 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14371 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 2.01 km NNW of Manger, Norway · 14388 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.443 km W of Hardbakke, Norway · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.320 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14398 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.320 km E of Lindås, Norway · 14402 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.121 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14414 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034q7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.