September 15, 1986 Earthquake: S, Messinia, Berga, Nedousa, Greece
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck S, Messinia, Berga, Nedousa, Greece on September 15, 1986 at 11:41:27 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
Map
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 15, 1986
- Time
- 11:41:27 UTC
- Place
- S, Messinia, Berga, Nedousa, Greece
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.930° N, 22.175° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
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
- 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
- June 10, 1846, Messini-Micromani (Messinia), 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 5109.