M4.2 earthquake 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Jul 23, 1987, 3:30 PM GMT+3 (12:30 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 112 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-23 12:30:18 UTC
- Depth
- 22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.441° N, 26.495° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5112 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14283 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.473 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14273 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.85 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 14247 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036we. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.