M3.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on Wed, Dec 25, 1985, 5:47 AM GMT+2 (03:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 9 km NNW of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-25 03:47:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.097° N, 21.242° 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
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- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km SSE of Messíni, Greece · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.79 km NNW of Koróni, Greece · 14826 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pcy. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.