M4.0 earthquake 29 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 29 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Oct 21, 1987, 12:34 AM GMT+2 (22:34 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-20 22:34:06 UTC
- Depth
- 78.6 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.552° N, 21.677° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14214 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.040 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14202 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.421 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14171 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.720 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14167 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039er. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.