M3.8 earthquake 17 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece on Thu, Dec 4, 1986, 10:31 PM GMT+2 (20:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 14 km NW of Ersekë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-04 20:31:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.646° N, 20.513° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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
- 3.68 km ENE of Préveza, Greece · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.03 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 14541 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.97 km NE of Acharávi, Greece · 14532 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.910 km SSW of Mborje, Albania · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.011 km WNW of Nestório, Greece · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.014 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 14512 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.114 km SSW of Mborje, Albania · 14512 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030mg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.