Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 6 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, May 10, 1985, 7:01 AM GMT+3 (04:01 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 33 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-05-10 04:01:17 UTC
Depth
42.9 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.526° N, 27.279° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.633 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.634 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.833 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.616 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 15095 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.19 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 15089 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.733 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 15089 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.141 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15132 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.268 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.847 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 15142 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002emg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.