M3.8 earthquake 31 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Oct 3, 1986, 12:28 PM GMT+2 (10:28 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-03 10:28:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.132° N, 20.089° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.012 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14583 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.841 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.993 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14570 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14567 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14567 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14556 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14554 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yn6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.