M4.0 earthquake 12 km N of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 12 km N of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Oct 24, 1986, 3:59 PM GMT+2 (13:59 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
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-24 13:59:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.317° N, 20.459° 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
- 3.841 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14581 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14570 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14569 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14568 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14559 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.741 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14542 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.68 km ENE of Préveza, Greece · 14540 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.03 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 14540 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.035 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14540 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002za6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.