M3.4 earthquake 8 km SE of Leptokaryá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Leptokaryá, Greece on Thu, Feb 28, 1985, 9:37 PM GMT+2 (19:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-28 19:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.010° N, 22.641° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.49 km SE of Pyrgetós, Greece · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.513 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.04 km ESE of Portariá, Greece · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c9z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.