M4.3 earthquake 51 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Aug 31, 1986, 12:13 AM GMT+3 (21:13 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-30 21:13:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.444° N, 20.363° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.317 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14631 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14626 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 14623 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14622 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.046 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.831 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14602 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14599 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.45 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.012 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14581 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.765 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14653 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.264 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xpk. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.