Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 17 km SW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Eresós, Greece on Wed, Feb 26, 1986, 8:49 AM GMT+2 (06:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 39 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-02-26 06:49:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.078° N, 25.773° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 75.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rav. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.