M3.7 earthquake 38 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Feb 5, 1986, 8:23 PM GMT+2 (18:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 22 km WSW 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-05 18:23:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.726° N, 20.278° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.122 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14836 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.98 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.516 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 4.148 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.737 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14852 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.639 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 14855 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.714 km WSW of Voulgaréli, Greece · 14865 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qra. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.