M4.2 earthquake 62 km SSE of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Koróni, Greece on Thu, May 30, 1985, 6:13 PM GMT+3 (15:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 31 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-30 15:13:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.259° N, 22.166° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.119 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 15078 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.431 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 15066 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.925 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 15035 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 4.032 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15091 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.833 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15096 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.53 km E of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.636 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.723 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.644 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15098 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fbe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.