M4.4 earthquake 53 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Dec 28, 1985, 11:39 PM GMT+2 (21:39 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-28 21:39:48 UTC
- Depth
- 51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.191° N, 23.097° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.613 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14839 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.518 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 14826 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002php. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.