M3.6 earthquake 101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Jul 31, 1986, 2:35 AM GMT+3 (23:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 52 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-30 23:35:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.256° N, 19.842° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.264 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14657 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14655 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.765 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14647 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14628 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14624 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.046 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wqr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.