M4.3 earthquake 41 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Oct 28, 1985, 7:18 PM GMT+2 (17:18 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-28 17:18:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.506° N, 20.448° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5100 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14939 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.458 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14932 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.868 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.719 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.631 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m7s. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.