M5.0 earthquake 70 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 70 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Oct 5, 1986, 7:12 AM GMT+2 (05:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-05 05:12:15 UTC
- Depth
- 15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.672° N, 23.317° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.864 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.423 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 14564 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.723 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 14564 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ypt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.