M3.8 earthquake 5 km NW of Kalloní, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Kalloní, Greece on Wed, Dec 18, 1985, 4:44 AM GMT+2 (02:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km SW of Kalloní, 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-18 02:44:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.271° N, 26.172° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.04 km SW of Kalloní, Greece · 14893 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.54 km SSW of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 14892 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.03 km S of Kalloní, Greece · 14891 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.55 km S of Mantamádos, Greece · 14891 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.814 km S of Karaburun, Turkey · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p11. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.