M3.6 earthquake 6 km E of Gavaloú, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km E of Gavaloú, Greece on Sun, Jun 22, 1986, 11:00 AM GMT+3 (08:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km S of Río, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-22 08:00:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.526° N, 21.609° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.013 km NE of Galatás, Greece · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.91 km S of Río, Greece · 14708 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.514 km SE of Anthiró, Greece · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14672 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.218 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v9y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.