M3.9 earthquake 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, May 23, 1986, 12:19 PM GMT+3 (09:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 103 km SSE of Ierápetra, 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-23 09:19:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.367° N, 26.727° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3103 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14733 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.955 km S of Fry, Greece · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.961 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.567 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 14745 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.859 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.785 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14773 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ubg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.