M3.9 earthquake 10 km NNE of Chóra, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Chóra, Greece on Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 4:16 PM GMT+2 (14:16 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 44 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-15 14:16:32 UTC
- Depth
- 62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.139° N, 21.748° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.414 km SW of Neméa, Greece · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.15 km SSE of Messíni, Greece · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.835 km S of Koróni, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.87 km ESE of Dimitsána, Greece · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.638 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15160 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.55 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 15145 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.044 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bxn. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.