M3.8 earthquake 119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Apr 22, 1985, 7:49 AM GMT+3 (04:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 122 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-22 04:49:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.533° N, 21.908° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15103 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.262 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15097 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.9164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4122 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e0y. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.