M3.8 earthquake 35 km S of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 35 km S of Koróni, Greece on Thu, Mar 7, 1985, 2:39 AM GMT+2 (00:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 89 km SW of Kýthira, 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
- 1985-03-07 00:39:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.476° N, 21.927° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.638 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15162 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.791 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 15160 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.389 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15133 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002chy. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.