M3.6 earthquake 42 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Dec 8, 1986, 3:12 AM GMT+2 (01:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km WSW of Savália, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-08 01:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.367° N, 21.014° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.035 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14536 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.613 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14533 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.926 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 14515 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.25 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14504 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.54 km NNW of Vanáton, Greece · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.014 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 14541 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14551 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14555 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14564 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14566 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14566 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030q6. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.