M4.5 earthquake 92 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 9:12 PM GMT+3 (18:12 UTC), 39 km (24 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-26 18:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.262° N, 26.192° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.058 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 14593 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.526 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14591 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.848 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14583 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.884 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14583 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ydj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.