M4.4 earthquake 39 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Oct 19, 1987, 1:56 AM GMT+2 (23:56 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-18 23:56:10 UTC
- Depth
- 39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.586° N, 20.419° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14218 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14186 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.226 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.713 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14165 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 3.715 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 14221 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14221 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.416 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 14223 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.211 km SSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14223 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.97 km SW of Savália, Greece · 14242 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039d5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.