M3.9 earthquake 26 km W of Pýlos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 26 km W of Pýlos, Greece on Wed, Dec 31, 1986, 3:39 AM GMT+2 (01:39 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km N of Pýlos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-31 01:39:07 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.904° N, 21.397° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.28 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 14520 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.613 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 14537 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.642 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14542 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.014 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 14545 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031a1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.