Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km WSW of Savália, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Savália, Greece on Sun, Oct 12, 1986, 5:23 AM GMT+2 (03:23 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-10-12 03:23:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.794° N, 21.240° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.012 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 14588 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.09 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 14580 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14572 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14572 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.947 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14570 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.436 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14561 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.211 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.28 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.014 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 14547 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.744 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14545 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.211 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 14544 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.642 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 14544 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.44 km ENE of Kamárai, Greece · 14543 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.035 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 14542 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.67 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14629 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.523 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yvh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.