M4.8 earthquake 58 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 58 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Sep 8, 1987, 12:04 PM GMT+3 (09:04 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-08 09:04:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.834° N, 23.267° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2100 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 14268 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.319 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 14265 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.472 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.290 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.752 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 14215 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003876. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.