M3.8 earthquake 47 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Apr 14, 1985, 10:12 AM GMT+3 (07:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 68 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-14 07:12:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.905° N, 27.406° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.268 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.141 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15128 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 15112 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.633 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.833 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.616 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.19 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 15085 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.733 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 15085 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dsu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.