M3.4 earthquake 3 km ESE of Erythrés, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Erythrés, Greece on Fri, May 17, 1985, 8:42 AM GMT+3 (05:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-17 05:42:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.201° N, 23.355° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.95 km ESE of Vágia, Greece · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.92 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.60 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.01 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.821 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.64 km NE of Politiká, Greece · 15074 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ewr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.