M3.9 earthquake 47 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 1:29 AM GMT+2 (23:29 UTC), 14 km (9 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-11 23:29:07 UTC
- Depth
- 14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.466° N, 20.403° 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
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14556 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14553 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14552 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.642 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.035 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14537 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.613 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14534 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.25 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14505 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Vanáton, Greece · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zx0. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.