Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 1 km W of Sardínia, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 1 km W of Sardínia, Greece on Thu, Jan 31, 1985, 6:39 PM GMT+2 (16:39 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-01-31 16:39:36 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.888° N, 21.188° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km ESE of Stános, Greece · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.84 km ESE of Aitolikó, Greece · 15203 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.928 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.131 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.77 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.17 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.25 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 15176 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.53 km SSE of Koutselió, Greece · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.213 km S of Anávra, Greece · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.69 km SSW of Menídi, Greece · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.58 km NNE of Préveza, Greece · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.46 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.410 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.57 km E of Stános, Greece · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.810 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.18 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.59 km SSE of Lefkáda, Greece · 15223 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.16 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.73 km N of Sámi, Greece · 15225 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.07 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15227 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.44 km SW of Amfilochía, Greece · 15230 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.37 km NNE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 15242 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bhe. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.