M3.6 earthquake 25 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece on Sat, Aug 31, 1985, 9:16 AM GMT+3 (06:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 22 km SE of Gáïos, 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
- 1985-08-31 06:16:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.973° N, 20.256° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.222 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.714 km SSW of Párga, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.74 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ja4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.