M3.5 earthquake 23 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Fri, May 24, 1985, 10:29 PM GMT+3 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Eresós, 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
- 1985-05-24 19:29:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.930° N, 25.984° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15083 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.424 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.522 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.513 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15072 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.838 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.536 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15047 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.634 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f5b. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.