M3.9 earthquake 32 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 32 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Mar 14, 1985, 7:23 AM GMT+2 (05:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-14 05:23:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.591° N, 27.558° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.070 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.068 km N of Fry, Greece · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.847 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.268 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.141 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15133 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 15116 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cv6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.