Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km S of Volos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km S of Volos, Greece on Wed, May 1, 1985, 5:42 PM GMT+3 (14:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-05-01 14:42:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.312° N, 22.931° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km W of Portariá, Greece · 15120 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.92 km NW of Evxinoúpolis, Greece · 15120 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.25 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.28 km SE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.17 km SSE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.74 km SW of Volos, Greece · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.34 km S of Volos, Greece · 15118 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.113 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.114 km SW of Anávra, Greece · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.33 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 15116 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.617 km SW of Anávra, Greece · 15116 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.011 km ESE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.25 km NE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.95 km E of Velestíno, Greece · 15110 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.44 km SE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.01 km ESE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.60 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15085 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.01 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.96 km ESE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15071 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.64 km NE of Politiká, Greece · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.23 km S of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 15120 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.16 km SE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.11 km SSW of Álli Meriá, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.92 km SSE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.93 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.35 km NE of Almyrós, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.12 km N of Néa Ionía, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.08 km SSW of Agriá, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.05 km NE of Almyrós, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.77 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.19 km ESE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 5.71 km SSW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 15121 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.04 km ESE of Portariá, Greece · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ec8. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.