M3.0 earthquake 11 km WNW of Nestório, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Nestório, Greece on Sat, Dec 27, 1986, 11:40 PM GMT+1 (22:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 12 km NNE of Himarë, Albania. 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-27 22:40:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.448° N, 20.933° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.810 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 14521 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.014 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 14512 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.114 km SSW of Mborje, Albania · 14512 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.510 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 14512 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.15 km NNW of Ptolema?da, Greece · 14497 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.112 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.38 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.212 km ESE of Elbasan, Albania · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.17 km S of Siátista, Greece · 14468 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003175. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.