M3.6 earthquake 35 km WNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece on Thu, Oct 9, 1986, 6:27 PM GMT+2 (16:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-09 16:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.699° N, 25.904° 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
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.239 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14599 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.820 km ENE of Skála, Greece · 14588 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.05 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 14586 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ytk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.