M4.0 earthquake 40 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km W of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Nov 5, 1987, 8:31 PM GMT+2 (18:31 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-05 18:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 55.2 km (34.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.826° N, 21.255° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14200 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.918 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 14185 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.421 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14171 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.720 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14167 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.763 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14164 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14217 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.029 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14218 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.715 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 14220 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14220 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.1southern Greece · 14222 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039ws. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.