M3.4 earthquake 9 km SE of Pyrgetós, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Pyrgetós, Greece on Fri, Mar 1, 1985, 2:15 AM GMT+2 (00:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km NNE of Argalastí, 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
- 1985-03-01 00:15:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.848° N, 22.655° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.513 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.213 km S of Anávra, Greece · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.04 km ESE of Portariá, Greece · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.48 km SE of Leptokaryá, Greece · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.333 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.012 km NE of Kastráki, Greece · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.82 km S of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 15211 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ca7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.