M3.1 earthquake southern Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 2:42 AM GMT+3 (23:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km SSE of Spétses, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-22 23:42:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.385° N, 24.043° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.58 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 15007 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.85 km SSE of Avlónas, Greece · 14991 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j16. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC.