M2.9 earthquake 18 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece on Fri, Aug 1, 1986, 6:02 PM GMT+3 (15:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 25 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-01 15:02:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.320° N, 23.549° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.116 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 14668 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.235 km E of Zagorá, Greece · 14653 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.925 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14647 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.222 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.010 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.338 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wsu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.