M4.2 earthquake 64 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 64 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Aug 11, 1986, 2:24 PM GMT+3 (11:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 25 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-11 11:24:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.476° N, 20.167° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14655 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.765 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14646 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14627 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14623 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.046 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14609 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.831 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14604 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.829 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14667 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.6101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.345 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14676 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x1y. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.