Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 36 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km E of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Jan 22, 1985, 10:53 AM GMT+2 (08:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 28 km ESE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-01-22 08:53:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.892° N, 24.981° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.228 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.131 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15216 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.953 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.418 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.813 km W of Psará, Greece · 15201 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.726 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15191 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.422 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15189 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.220 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.9Aegean Sea · 15183 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.932 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.841 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.636 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 15173 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.221 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15171 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.5Aegean Sea · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b97. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.