M5.3 earthquake 89 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 89 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Apr 21, 1985, 11:49 AM GMT+3 (08:49 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-21 08:49:40 UTC
- Depth
- 34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.665° N, 22.192° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.644 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15103 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15102 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.636 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15102 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.833 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15101 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.032 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15096 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.262 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15096 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.9164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4122 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dzm (also filed as gcmtb042185a, gcmt19850421084940, iscgem528039). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.