Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 34 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Jul 16, 1985, 4:44 PM GMT+3 (13:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-07-16 13:44:58 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.834° N, 24.951° 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.

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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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.048 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.5Aegean Sea · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.536 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15047 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.220 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.838 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.513 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15072 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002guc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.