M3.5 earthquake 43 km W of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 43 km W of Mýrina, Greece on Wed, Feb 6, 1985, 1:31 AM GMT+2 (23:31 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 Aegean Sea. 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-05 23:31:56 UTC
- Depth
- 15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.902° N, 24.552° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.438 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.145 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15197 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.333 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.7Aegean Sea · 15178 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bnk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.