M3.4 earthquake 4 km SW of Amfilochía, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Amfilochía, Greece on Mon, Jan 14, 1985, 6:50 PM GMT+2 (16:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 14 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-14 16:50:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.835° N, 21.121° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.07 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15232 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.73 km N of Sámi, Greece · 15230 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.16 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15229 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.59 km SSE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.614 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15226 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.18 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.21 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 15218 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 15213 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.84 km ESE of Aitolikó, Greece · 15208 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.928 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.131 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.77 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.17 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.53 km SSE of Koutselió, Greece · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b1d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.