M4.2 earthquake 49 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Oct 19, 1986, 11:03 AM GMT+2 (09:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 73 km WSW of Kýthira, 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-19 09:03:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.931° N, 22.509° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0112 km S of Koróni, Greece · 14591 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.467 km S of Koróni, Greece · 14582 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.370 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14572 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.573 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 14568 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.949 km S of Koróni, Greece · 14559 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002z2g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.