M2.8 earthquake 7 km ESE of Dimitsána, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Dimitsána, Greece on Fri, Mar 22, 1985, 6:14 AM GMT+2 (04:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km SW of Arkoúdi, 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-22 04:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.560° N, 22.111° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.55 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 15147 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.814 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 15145 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.29 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15127 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.23 km W of Antirrio, Greece · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d3s. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.