M3.1 earthquake 36 km SSW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Wed, Aug 20, 1986, 3:23 AM GMT+3 (00:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-20 00:23:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.869° N, 25.765° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.348 km W of Psará, Greece · 14641 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.343 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.748 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.510 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.244 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.239 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14592 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xav. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.