M3.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Menídi, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Menídi, Greece on Fri, Mar 22, 1985, 10:28 PM GMT+2 (20:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-22 20:28:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.969° N, 21.065° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.58 km NNE of Préveza, Greece · 15160 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.46 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 15160 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.410 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 15160 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.57 km E of Stános, Greece · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.810 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.45 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.022 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.015 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.446 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.410 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.810 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.114 km SW of Anávra, Greece · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.33 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 15116 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.617 km SW of Anávra, Greece · 15116 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.23 km W of Antirrio, Greece · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.31 km E of Néos Oropós, Greece · 15110 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.549 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15109 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d4f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.