Turkey earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Wed, Jan 16, 1985, 12:36 AM GMT+2 (22:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 22 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-01-15 22:36:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.525° N, 25.189° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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. 3.136 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15223 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.228 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.624 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.131 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.953 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15219 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.543 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15208 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.438 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.726 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15195 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.145 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15193 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.422 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15192 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.220 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.9Aegean Sea · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.932 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.841 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.221 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.040 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 15240 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.642 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 15246 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b2k. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.