Earthquake details

Saturday, March 29, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greece on Saturday, March 29, 1986 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gerakas (Greece - GR), about 121.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.165 and latitude 38.377.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.377, 25.165
UTC time	1986-03-29 18:36:37.850

Location	Athens
Country	Greece (GR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gerakas	121.0 km
Vrilissia	122.9 km
Kifissia	123.1 km
Agía Paraskeví	123.2 km
Marousi	124.8 km
Chalandri	125.7 km
Cholargós	126.6 km
Metamorfosi	127.4 km
Irakleio	127.6 km
Nea Ionia	128.9 km
Acharnes	129.4 km
Zografos	130.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Athens Greece · 2025-09-08 21:27 UTC	92.2 km
M 5.0 Corinth Greece · 2025-05-27 00:06 UTC	219.7 km
M 4.6 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-19 00:23 UTC	148.8 km
M 4.4 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-18 06:56 UTC	146.1 km
M 4.3 Chalcis Greece · 2025-05-17 23:52 UTC	141.6 km

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