M3.7 earthquake 14 km SSW of Párga, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Párga, Greece on Sat, Aug 31, 1985, 11:41 AM GMT+3 (08:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 Greece-Albania border region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-31 08:41:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.158° N, 20.362° 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
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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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.74 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.1Greece-Albania border region · 14945 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 4.222 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.625 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.58 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 15002 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.76 km SSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.51 km WNW of Katoúna, Greece · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jad. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.