M4.0 earthquake 35 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 2:42 PM GMT+2 (12:42 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km WSW of Savália, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-09 12:42:51 UTC
- Depth
- 23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.740° N, 20.375° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.25 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14509 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Vanáton, Greece · 14509 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 3.642 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14543 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14544 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14558 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14560 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14561 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14569 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14571 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030rn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.