Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 46 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Sep 23, 1986, 11:44 PM GMT+3 (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-09-23 20:44:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.881° N, 20.102° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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

  1. 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.831 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.012 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.841 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14582 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.993 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14573 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14571 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14570 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14569 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14560 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14560 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14628 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14642 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yas. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.