M4.0 earthquake 40 km N of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km N of Mýrina, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 12:20 AM GMT+2 (22:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 45 km SSE of Karyes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-05 22:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.242° N, 25.050° 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.
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5Aegean Sea · 15233 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.624 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 15223 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.543 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15212 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.438 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.145 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15197 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002as1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.