Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 36 km NNE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Psará, Greece on Mon, Apr 15, 1985, 6:55 PM GMT+3 (15:55 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-04-15 15:55:53 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.865° N, 25.657° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.816 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15083 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.424 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.522 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.132 km W of Psará, Greece · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.512 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 15151 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.719 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.220 km W of Psará, Greece · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002duf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.