M4.1 earthquake 6 km NW of Sámi, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Sámi, Greece on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 3:18 AM GMT+2 (01:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 14 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-21 01:18:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.293° N, 20.588° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.59 km SSE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.637 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.614 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15220 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.18 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15212 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.21 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 15212 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 15207 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.84 km ESE of Aitolikó, Greece · 15202 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.670 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.928 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.131 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.17 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.73 km N of Sámi, Greece · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.07 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.44 km SW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15229 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.160 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 15233 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.37 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 15241 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.710 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 15247 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b7x. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.