M4.1 earthquake 31 km SW of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Mandráki, Greece on Tue, Jan 20, 1987, 7:10 PM GMT+2 (17:10 UTC), 149 km (92 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-20 17:10:43 UTC
- Depth
- 148.8 km (92.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.418° N, 26.876° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.227 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14480 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.69 km ESE of Kéfalos, Greece · 14480 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.045 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031sz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.