M3.5 earthquake 29 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Sep 28, 1986, 6:25 AM GMT+2 (04:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 36 km WSW of Lithakiá, 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-28 04:25:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.549° N, 21.146° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14604 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.45 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14599 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.09 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 14578 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14570 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14570 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14568 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.775 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14559 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 4.046 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.712 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 14625 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14627 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 14628 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.317 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14641 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yfe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.