M3.7 earthquake 25 km W of Pýlos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 25 km W of Pýlos, Greece on Mon, May 5, 1986, 6:34 AM GMT+3 (03:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 84 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-05 03:34:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.905° N, 21.405° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.442 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14733 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14722 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.8102 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14719 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.238 km W of Methóni, Greece · 14710 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.733 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.717 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 14710 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002thq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.