- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 2, 1986 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 5.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.27
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1986 CE
- El Salvador, San Salvador · Ms 5.4 · 1,100 deaths
- Greece, Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos · Ms 5.8 · 20 deaths
- Peru, Cuzco · Ms 4.6 · 16 deaths
- Turkey, Dogansehir-Golbashi, Kapidere · Ms 5.9 · 15 deaths
- Taiwan, Taipei, Hualien · Ms 7.8 · 15 deaths
- India, Kashmir: Dharmsala, Lahore, Pakistan · Ms 5.3 · 6 deaths
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1986 Greece earthquake (Mw 5.3) (1986 CE) happen?
- October 2, 1986 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.