M3.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece on Mon, Sep 2, 1985, 2:37 AM GMT+3 (23:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SSW of Pappadhátai, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-01 23:37:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.798° N, 20.735° 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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.45 km SSW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 14998 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.10 km NNW of Agrínio, Greece · 14971 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.416 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 3.714 km SSW of Párga, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.222 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.625 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.58 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 15002 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.76 km SSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.319 km SW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.51 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jbq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.