M2.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece on Wed, Apr 10, 1985, 6:00 AM GMT+3 (03:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-10 03:00:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.200° N, 22.689° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.711 km SW of Vília, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.33 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 15120 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.23 km W of Antirrio, Greece · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Vília, Greece · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Erythrés, Greece · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.95 km ESE of Vágia, Greece · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.92 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.53 km ENE of Pátra, Greece · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.60 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.01 km WSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dnd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.