Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 65 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Aug 21, 1986, 10:40 PM GMT+3 (19:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-08-21 19:40:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.327° N, 20.276° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14624 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14621 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.046 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.831 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.45 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14652 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.264 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14660 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.829 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14665 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.6101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.327 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.345 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14674 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xdf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.