M4.4 earthquake 78 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Sep 14, 1986, 8:53 PM GMT+3 (17:53 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km S 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-14 17:53:19 UTC
- Depth
- 53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.307° N, 25.828° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.592 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14615 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.8124 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 14614 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.058 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 14593 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.526 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14591 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.848 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14584 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.884 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14583 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y33. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.