M3.4 earthquake 8 km S of Verdikoússa, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km S of Verdikoússa, Greece on Sat, Jan 5, 1985, 4:26 AM GMT+2 (02:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km NE of Kastráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-05 02:26:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.709° N, 21.987° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.012 km NE of Kastráki, Greece · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Leptokaryá, Greece · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.49 km SE of Pyrgetós, Greece · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 3.45 km WNW of Domokós, Greece · 15252 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.313 km ESE of Pyrgetós, Greece · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.610 km NNW of Agiá, Greece · 15256 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.515 km N of Agiá, Greece · 15263 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.07 km N of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 15271 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Almyrós, Greece · 15271 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ar2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.