M3.6 earthquake 24 km SE of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Sykiá, Greece on Fri, Jan 25, 1985, 7:17 PM GMT+2 (17:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-25 17:17:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.892° N, 24.156° 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
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- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.543 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15208 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.438 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.145 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 15193 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.333 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.513 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7Aegean Sea · 15174 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bc8. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.