M3.8 earthquake 20 km ENE of Skála, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Skála, Greece on Sun, Oct 26, 1986, 7:42 PM GMT+2 (17:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km S of Megálo Chorió, 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-26 17:42:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.373° N, 26.763° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.08 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 14588 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.05 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 14586 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.636 km WNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 14535 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zcp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.