M4.6 earthquake 70 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Mon, Feb 11, 1985, 1:17 PM GMT+2 (11:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-11 11:17:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.672° N, 19.980° 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
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- 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.877 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.915 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.848 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 15150 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.45 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002btj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.