M4.5 earthquake 10 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Jun 17, 1985, 10:36 AM GMT+3 (07:36 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 1 km W of Neochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-17 07:36:18 UTC
- Depth
- 46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.662° N, 20.738° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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
- 3.78 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.91 km W of Neochóri, Greece · 15016 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.128 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15016 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 3.557 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.916 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15085 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.424 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.87 km WNW of Kopanáki, Greece · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.761 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.898 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15100 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.624 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15101 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fxc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.