M3.6 earthquake 37 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Sep 7, 1985, 5:28 PM GMT+3 (14:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 34 km SW of Epitálio, 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
- 1985-09-07 14:28:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.730° N, 21.303° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.034 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 14988 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.18 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 14983 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.555 km S of Methóni, Greece · 14979 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.8112 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.37 km WSW of Koróni, Greece · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.633 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5100 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 14939 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.911 km SW of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 14932 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jgs. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.