M4.2 earthquake 90 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Oct 13, 1987, 8:41 AM GMT+2 (06:41 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-13 06:41:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.277° N, 22.694° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14222 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.752 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 14213 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000397m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.