M3.4 earthquake 7 km W of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km W of Kéfalos, Greece on Sun, Jan 12, 1986, 11:54 AM GMT+2 (09:54 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 25 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-12 09:54:20 UTC
- Depth
- 153.9 km (95.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.752° N, 26.879° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.916 km NE of Skála, Greece · 14863 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.925 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 14833 days ago · 149 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.860 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14819 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.215 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 14817 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pzu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.