M3.7 earthquake 53 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Jul 12, 1986, 9:17 AM GMT+3 (06:17 UTC), 27 km (16 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
- 1986-07-12 06:17:53 UTC
- Depth
- 26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.540° N, 20.273° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.345 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14673 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.6101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14665 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.829 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14665 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14660 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.264 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14652 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.765 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14624 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vyf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.