M3.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sun, Jun 1, 1986, 4:45 AM GMT+3 (01:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 45 km SSW 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-01 01:45:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.653° N, 20.299° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.821 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.345 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14676 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.746 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.150 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 14739 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.51 km SSE of Kostakioí, Greece · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.36 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.252 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.067 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ung. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.