M3.0 earthquake 21 km W of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km W of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 11:59 PM GMT+2 (21:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-09 21:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.915° N, 24.313° 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
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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.432 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14570 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.021 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14570 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.915 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 14567 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.924 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 14564 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.1Aegean Sea · 14558 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.141 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.441 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14554 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.130 km E of Zagorá, Greece · 14533 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zuz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.