Greece earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 33 km SE of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Koróni, Greece on Thu, May 23, 1985, 7:02 PM GMT+3 (16:02 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-05-23 16:02:22 UTC
Depth
39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 22.208° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.723 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.636 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15097 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.53 km E of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.833 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15096 days ago · 63 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.032 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15091 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.262 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15091 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.87 km WNW of Kopanáki, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.424 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.610 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 15088 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.119 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 15078 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.15 km SSW of Trípoli, Greece · 15076 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.431 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 15066 days ago · 57 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.412 km N of Geráki, Greece · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.644 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f47 (also filed as gcmtb052385a, gcmt19850523160222, iscgem525792). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.