M5.5 earthquake 67 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, May 22, 1986, 10:52 PM GMT+3 (19:52 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-22 19:52:21 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.630° N, 26.528° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.5 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 16S, 30C Centroid Location: Origin Time 19:52:21.9 0.5 Lat 34.12N 0.06 Lon 26.72E 0.07 Dep 33.2 4.7 Half-duration 2.2 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**24 D-CM Mrr=0.81 0.08 Mtt=-1.80 0.11 Mff=0.99 0.07 Mrt=1.34 0.21 Mrf=-0.72 0.16 Mtf=-0.20 0.09 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.94 Plg=47 Azm=64 (N) Val=0.42 Plg=34 Azm=288 (P) Val=-2.37 Plg=23 Azm=182 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.2*10**24 NP1:Strike=227 Dip=37 Slip=24 NP2:Strike=118 Dip=76 Slip=125
From the USGS event page for usp0002uas. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.961 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.9101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3103 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.955 km S of Fry, Greece · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uas (also filed as gcmtb052286b, gcmt19860522195219, iscgem496370). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.