September 13, 1986 Earthquake: Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, Greece
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, Greece on September 13, 1986 at 17:24:31 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 20 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 13, 1986
- Time
- 17:24:31 UTC
- Place
- Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, Greece
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.014° N, 22.176° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 300
- Damage
- $5 million
- Houses destroyed
- 1,500
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference $1250 lists $5 million damage.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- June 7, 1750, Morea,cerigo, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), Greece
- August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, Greece
- April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), Greece
- September 7, 1999, Athens, Greece
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
- November 2, 1791, Zante, Gastuni, Greece
- January 30, 1785, Patrai (Patras), Zakynthos (Zante), Greece
- April 5, 1965, Southern, Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5108.