Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 15 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 10:00 PM GMT+3 (19:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 1 km E of Néos Oropós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-04-16 19:00:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.739° N, 20.551° 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.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.83 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.31 km E of Néos Oropós, Greece · 15119 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.35 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania · 15108 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.018 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.115 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.812 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.519 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.618 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.022 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.810 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.410 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.46 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.58 km NNE of Préveza, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.69 km SSW of Menídi, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dvp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.