Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Mar 10, 1985, 4:52 PM GMT+2 (14:52 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-10 14:52:05 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.618° N, 24.762° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.221 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.220 km W of Psará, Greece · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.132 km W of Psará, Greece · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.136 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.841 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.932 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.9Aegean Sea · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.220 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.422 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15189 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.726 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15192 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.813 km W of Psará, Greece · 15201 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.418 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cpw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.