M3.5 earthquake 5 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece on Mon, Apr 8, 1985, 2:40 AM GMT+3 (23:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 33 km SE of Koróni, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-07 23:40:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.448° N, 22.115° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.814 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.333 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 15103 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.723 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 15102 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.53 km E of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.87 km WNW of Kopanáki, Greece · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.424 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.610 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 15093 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.819 km E of Zacháro, Greece · 15093 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.53 km ENE of Pátra, Greece · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dk2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.