M3.5 earthquake 45 km WNW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Sun, May 19, 1985, 8:42 PM GMT+3 (17:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-19 17:42:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.365° N, 25.472° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15100 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15085 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.424 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.522 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.513 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15075 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.838 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.220 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.735 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15057 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.536 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15049 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.634 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15047 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ezt. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.