Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 52 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, May 15, 1986, 9:00 PM GMT+3 (18:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 42 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-05-15 18:00:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.843° N, 20.046° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

3.8 ML (ATH).

From the USGS event page for usp0002u1w. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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

  1. 4.21 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 14750 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.36 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.442 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14740 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.150 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14740 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.746 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.740 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.8108 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.821 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.42 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 14698 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.753 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14694 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.067 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.848 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.563 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14766 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.630 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14775 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u1w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.