M2.6 earthquake 16 km E of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, May 30, 1985, 12:40 PM GMT+3 (09:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km WSW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-30 09:40:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.486° N, 27.389° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.19 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 15086 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.733 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 15086 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.833 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.633 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.46 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 15112 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002faz. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.