M3.4 earthquake 27 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Fri, May 31, 1985, 3:55 PM GMT+3 (12:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-31 12:55:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.884° N, 25.988° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15082 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.424 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.522 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.513 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15072 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.838 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 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 usp0002fcg. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.