M4.1 earthquake 9 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece on Sun, Feb 22, 1987, 12:22 PM GMT+2 (10:22 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 32 km NNW of Lixoúri, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-22 10:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.098° N, 20.547° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.67 km WSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.732 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.724 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.515 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.541 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.641 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14427 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.55 km SW of Fyteíes, Greece · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032p6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.