M3.7 earthquake 131 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Oct 5, 1985, 12:56 PM GMT+2 (10:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 100 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-05 10:56:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.088° N, 19.571° 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
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- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.341 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 14941 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5100 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14940 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14932 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.868 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kge. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.