M4.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Sep 16, 1987, 4:18 AM GMT+3 (01:18 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-16 01:18:14 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.787° N, 21.506° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1southern Greece · 14223 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.975 km S of Koróni, Greece · 14221 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14221 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.029 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14218 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14218 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.040 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14203 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038e8. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.