M3.1 earthquake 33 km SSW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Apr 9, 1985, 11:54 PM GMT+3 (20:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km W of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-09 20:54:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.889° N, 25.788° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.132 km W of Psará, Greece · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.136 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.616 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.816 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15083 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 3.512 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.719 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.220 km W of Psará, Greece · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.221 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dn5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.