M4.0 earthquake 70 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Mar 15, 1985, 5:22 AM GMT+2 (03:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 33 km SE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-15 03:22:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.258° N, 27.925° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.847 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.268 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 15116 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.633 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15113 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 15113 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cwf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.