M3.8 earthquake 69 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Sun, Apr 21, 1985, 4:25 AM GMT+3 (01:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 24 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-21 01:25:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.604° N, 20.025° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.29 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15127 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.951 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.624 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15105 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.898 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.761 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.916 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15089 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.557 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.510 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15077 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dza. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.