M4.1 earthquake southern Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Fri, Oct 16, 1987, 1:28 PM GMT+2 (11:28 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km S of Methóni, 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
- 1987-10-16 11:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.058° N, 22.088° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.029 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14227 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.31 km W of Epitálio, Greece · 14227 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.040 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14212 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 14210 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 14187 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.421 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 14180 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.720 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14176 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039aj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.