M3.5 earthquake 57 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 57 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Jun 12, 1985, 10:29 PM GMT+3 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-12 19:29:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.208° N, 20.731° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.510 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15073 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.78 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.916 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15085 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.610 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 15088 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.424 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.87 km WNW of Kopanáki, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.761 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.898 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.951 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fsc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.