M4.3 earthquake 45 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 45 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Jul 23, 1986, 2:40 AM GMT+3 (23:40 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 52 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-22 23:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.843° N, 20.185° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.15 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.715 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 14675 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.6101 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14675 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.829 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.652 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14669 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.264 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.625 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14661 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.765 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14630 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wd9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.