M4.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece on Fri, Dec 20, 1985, 12:32 AM GMT+2 (22:32 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-19 22:32:25 UTC
- Depth
- 77.3 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.221° N, 24.529° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.663 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 14862 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.534 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 14849 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.613 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 14832 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.57 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 14830 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.23 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 14830 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p3f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.