M4.4 earthquake 55 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Apr 1, 1987, 8:53 AM GMT+3 (05:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 25 km W of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-01 05:53:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.903° N, 23.218° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.125 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 14409 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.367 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14408 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.076 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 14408 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.570 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14398 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.492 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14396 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.244 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14374 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.047 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033ts. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.