M3.7 earthquake 85 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 85 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Apr 25, 1986, 12:56 AM GMT+3 (21:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 67 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-24 21:56:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.317° N, 26.147° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.859 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.567 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14746 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.961 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.9101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.681 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 14740 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3103 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t5q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.