M3.5 earthquake 1 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 6:29 PM GMT+3 (15:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 1 km W of Neochóri, 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
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-04 15:29:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.789° N, 21.100° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.319 km SW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.91 km W of Neochóri, Greece · 15021 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.76 km SSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.23 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.58 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 15003 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.625 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.222 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.714 km SSW of Párga, Greece · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.74 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.45 km SSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 14999 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.19 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 14995 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 14991 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.79 km SW of Omvriakí, Greece · 14982 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.19 km NW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.10 km NNW of Agrínio, Greece · 14973 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hcg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.