M4.1 earthquake 16 km NW of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Feb 9, 1987, 2:56 PM GMT+2 (12:56 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km NNE of Sitia, 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
- 1987-02-09 12:56:53 UTC
- Depth
- 58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.323° N, 25.986° 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
- 4.140 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 14480 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.210 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 14476 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.237 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14432 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032au. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.