M4.1 earthquake 60 km S of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 60 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Oct 22, 1987, 7:52 PM GMT+2 (17:52 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 85 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-22 17:52:17 UTC
- Depth
- 38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.650° N, 26.286° 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.
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
- 4.785 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 14186 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2106 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14181 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.757 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 14179 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039gu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.