Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 1 km E of Néos Oropós, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 1 km E of Néos Oropós, Greece on Sat, May 11, 1985, 10:29 AM GMT+3 (07:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-05-11 07:29:59 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.153° N, 20.752° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Preveza-Arta area.

From the USGS event page for usp0002epc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.549 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15118 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.25 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.018 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.50 km NNW of Konispol, Albania · 15063 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.810 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.410 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.446 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.015 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.115 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.812 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.519 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.618 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.022 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002epc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.