M2.9 earthquake 19 km NE of Argalastí, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Argalastí, Greece on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 8:45 PM GMT+2 (18:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km NW of Kými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-06 18:45:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.340° N, 23.390° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.114 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.74 km NNE of Afrátion, Greece · 14963 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.915 km NW of Kými, Greece · 14952 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.23 km E of Kanália, Greece · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 2.27 km S of Tríkeri, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.810 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 14971 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.27 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.032 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 14978 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.113 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 14980 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002khx. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.