M3.3 earthquake 6 km SSE of Messíni, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Messíni, Greece on Mon, Feb 3, 1986, 12:11 AM GMT+2 (22:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 9 km NNW of Koróni, 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
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-02 22:11:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.991° N, 22.028° 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
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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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.79 km NNW of Koróni, Greece · 14826 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.65 km NE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qnv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.