M2.1 earthquake 6 km WSW of Askós, Greece
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Askós, Greece on Tue, Oct 15, 1985, 10:33 AM GMT+2 (08:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km S of Vólakas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-15 08:33:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.739° N, 23.310° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.26 km S of Vólakas, Greece · 14934 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.69 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 14931 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.65 km SSW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Kolchikón, Greece · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
- 2.01 km NNE of Kalochóri, Greece · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.814 km SSW of Strumyani, Bulgaria · 14963 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Xiropótamos, Greece · 14967 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.18 km ESE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.25 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.71 km SSE of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.09 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ktb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.