M4.0 earthquake 12 km NNE of Chóra, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Chóra, Greece on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 10:02 AM GMT+2 (08:02 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-08 08:02:19 UTC
- Depth
- 52.2 km (32.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.156° N, 21.760° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 15200 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.910 km NNE of Chóra, Greece · 15199 days ago · 63 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.414 km SW of Neméa, Greece · 15190 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.15 km SSE of Messíni, Greece · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.835 km S of Koróni, Greece · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.416 km NE of Langádhia, Greece · 15242 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.914 km N of Levídion, Greece · 15253 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.735 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15261 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.15 km NNW of Pýlos, Greece · 15266 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.08 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 15267 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002av2. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.