M3.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Plomári, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Plomári, Greece on Mon, Apr 1, 1985, 11:33 PM GMT+3 (20:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-01 20:33:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.887° N, 26.280° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.136 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.616 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.816 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15097 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dcj. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.