M4.0 earthquake 30 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 12:11 PM GMT+2 (10:11 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km WSW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-09 10:11:34 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.547° N, 20.556° 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.
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
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14564 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14562 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14553 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14553 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14551 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14549 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.642 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.035 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14534 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.613 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14531 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ztz. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.