M3.8 earthquake 84 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Wed, Oct 29, 1986, 1:21 AM GMT+2 (23:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-28 23:21:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.311° N, 26.116° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zfk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.