M4.5 earthquake 70 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Apr 23, 1987, 12:39 PM GMT+3 (09:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-23 09:39:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.093° N, 22.921° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.492 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14396 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.244 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14374 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.047 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14361 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.637 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 14359 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.076 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 14407 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.367 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14407 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.125 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 14408 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.455 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14419 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034db. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.