M3.0 earthquake 48 km ESE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 48 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Aug 1, 1985, 4:33 AM GMT+3 (01:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-01 01:33:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.819° N, 25.109° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5Aegean Sea · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.114 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.032 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h9f. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.