M3.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Arfará, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Arfará, Greece on Tue, Nov 18, 1986, 6:11 PM GMT+2 (16:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 49 km S of Koróni, 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
- 1986-11-18 16:11:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.135° N, 22.170° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.949 km S of Koróni, Greece · 14557 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.014 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 14546 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.613 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14538 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.28 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 14520 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.926 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 14520 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000304w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.