M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece on Fri, Oct 4, 1985, 1:33 PM GMT+2 (11:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km SW of Xiropótamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-04 11:33:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.398° N, 23.550° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.71 km SSE of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.25 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.18 km ESE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Xiropótamos, Greece · 14967 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.01 km NNE of Kalochóri, Greece · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.16 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.69 km ESE of Kolchikón, Greece · 14931 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.65 km SSW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Kolchikón, Greece · 14930 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kf3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.