Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 21 km E of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 21 km E of Skýros, Greece on Mon, Mar 11, 1985, 10:34 PM GMT+2 (20:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-11 20:34:43 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.901° N, 24.813° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Aegean Sea · 15175 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.220 km W of Psará, Greece · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.132 km W of Psará, Greece · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.136 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.529 km SW of Mýrina, Greece · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.636 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.841 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.932 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.9Aegean Sea · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.220 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15191 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.422 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15193 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.726 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15196 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.813 km W of Psará, Greece · 15205 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.418 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 15205 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002crh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.