M4.2 earthquake 122 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 122 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Oct 10, 1985, 5:51 PM GMT+2 (15:51 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 90 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-10 15:51:17 UTC
- Depth
- 78.3 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.258° N, 26.954° 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
- 4.470 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14951 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.590 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 14926 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kp1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.