M4.2 earthquake 26 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Dec 1, 1987, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 7 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-01 17:40:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.378° N, 20.226° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.713 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.415 km W of Préveza, Greece · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.53 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.31 km W of Vónitsa, Greece · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.6Greece-Albania border region · 14127 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.62 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 14125 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.97 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 14124 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.46 km N of Astakós, Greece · 14122 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003au1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.