M3.6 earthquake 4 km E of Leskovik, Albania
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km E of Leskovik, Albania on Fri, Mar 15, 1985, 8:26 PM GMT+1 (19:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 12 km SSW of Kalpáki, 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-15 19:26:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.157° N, 20.650° E
- Region
- Albania
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.810 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.618 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.519 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.812 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.115 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.015 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.410 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.515 km ESE of Gramsh, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.83 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cx7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.