M4.1 earthquake 40 km N of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 40 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Feb 9, 1987, 4:56 PM GMT+2 (14:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km NNE of Sitia, 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-09 14:56:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.562° N, 26.266° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.210 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 14476 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.237 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14432 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.037 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 14422 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.255 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 14422 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ay. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.