M4.0 earthquake 44 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 44 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Apr 15, 1985, 7:36 AM GMT+3 (04:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-15 04:36:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.317° N, 20.849° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.869 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.29 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15125 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.951 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.898 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.761 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.87 km WNW of Kopanáki, Greece · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.424 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.610 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 15089 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.819 km E of Zacháro, Greece · 15089 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.916 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15086 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.557 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dtv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.