M3.3 earthquake 64 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 64 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 5:31 AM GMT+3 (02:31 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 106 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-05 02:31:52 UTC
- Depth
- 79.6 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.520° N, 26.125° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dfx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.