M2.8 earthquake 5 km SSE of Avlónas, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Avlónas, Greece on Thu, Sep 12, 1985, 10:08 PM GMT+3 (19:08 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-12 19:08:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.211° N, 23.727° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.114 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 14970 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.74 km NNE of Afrátion, Greece · 14968 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.915 km NW of Kými, Greece · 14957 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jq9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.