M3.1 earthquake 16 km N of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km N of Patitírion, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 1986, 11:41 AM GMT+3 (08:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 25 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-02 08:41:59 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.295° N, 23.870° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.235 km E of Zagorá, Greece · 14653 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.925 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.222 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.010 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.338 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.91 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 14609 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wtj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.