M4.7 earthquake 25 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 10:08 PM GMT+2 (20:08 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 25 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-23 20:08:57 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.815° N, 26.684° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 14870 days ago · 154 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.916 km NE of Skála, Greece · 14859 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.925 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 14829 days ago · 149 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pat. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.