Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 23 km SW of Zacháro, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Zacháro, Greece on Fri, Sep 12, 1986, 4:58 PM GMT+3 (13:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 1 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-09-12 13:58:57 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.355° N, 21.441° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.01 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 14632 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.47 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 14632 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.24 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 14632 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.436 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14631 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.89 km NE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 14631 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.614 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.96 km NW of Kardamýli, Greece · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.712 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.29 km NNE of Kardamýli, Greece · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.216 km SE of Megalópoli, Greece · 14618 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.45 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.09 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 14583 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.513 km E of Arfará, Greece · 14582 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.030 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14575 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.731 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14574 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.317 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.351 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y0r. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.