M4.2 earthquake 10 km SE of Itháki, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Itháki, Greece on Sun, Apr 13, 1986, 10:46 AM GMT+3 (07:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 30 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-13 07:46:17 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.303° N, 20.812° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 14773 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.630 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14765 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.848 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14755 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.31 km SSW of Myrsíni, Greece · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.252 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.21 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 14740 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.36 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.51 km SSE of Kostakioí, Greece · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.150 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.746 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.740 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002svy. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.