M3.0 earthquake 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 2:48 AM GMT+3 (23:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km NW of Kými, Greece. 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
- 1985-09-23 23:48:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.041° N, 24.237° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.810 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 14971 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.27 km S of Tríkeri, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.919 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 14965 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.114 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.74 km NNE of Afrátion, Greece · 14963 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.915 km NW of Kými, Greece · 14952 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.351 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k23. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.