M4.0 earthquake 68 km N of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 68 km N of Fry, Greece on Sun, Mar 17, 1985, 12:02 PM GMT+2 (10:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-17 10:02:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.024° N, 26.799° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.847 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.141 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15128 days ago · 135 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 15112 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.833 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cz5. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.