Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 8 km S of Kanaláki, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Kanaláki, Greece on Sat, Aug 31, 1985, 9:03 AM GMT+3 (06:03 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Aug 31, 1985, 9:03 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1985-08-31 06:03:48 UTC
Depth: 42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.159° N, 20.618° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Some minor injuries, damage and landslides in the Preveza area, Greece.

From the USGS event page for usp0002ja3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 10.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ja3 (also filed as atlas19850831060350). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.