M3.7 earthquake 19 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece on Fri, Mar 29, 1985, 11:24 AM GMT+2 (09:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km NNE of Psará, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-29 09:24:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.891° N, 26.614° 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
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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
- 3.512 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 15154 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.136 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d9n. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.