M3.8 earthquake 4 km N of Sámi, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km N of Sámi, Greece on Tue, Apr 8, 1986, 2:04 AM GMT+3 (23:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-07 23:04:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.288° N, 20.656° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.26 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 14778 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.210 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 14774 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.06 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 14773 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.630 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14765 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.848 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14755 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.067 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.31 km SSW of Myrsíni, Greece · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.252 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.21 km NW of Mouzaki, Greece · 14740 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.36 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.51 km SSE of Kostakioí, Greece · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.150 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.746 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.740 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 14725 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sr9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.