M3.9 earthquake 8 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece on Wed, Mar 5, 1986, 4:20 AM GMT+2 (02:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-05 02:20:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.774° N, 20.776° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.516 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.84 km N of Sámi, Greece · 14785 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.26 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 14784 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.14 km SSE of Pérdika, Greece · 14780 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.210 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 14780 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.06 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 14778 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rj3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.