M4.3 earthquake 15 km SE of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Spétses, Greece on Fri, Aug 9, 1985, 11:08 AM GMT+3 (08:08 UTC), 58 km (36 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-09 08:08:37 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.145° N, 23.263° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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
- 4.011 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 15013 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.1southern Greece · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.58 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 15002 days ago · 56 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hhg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.