M3.3 earthquake 35 km S of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 35 km S of Psará, Greece on Fri, Feb 20, 1976, 3:37 PM GMT+2 (13:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 26 km S of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-20 13:37:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.224° N, 25.615° 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
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.726 km S of Psará, Greece · 18474 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.413 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 18472 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.516 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 18471 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.931 km S of Psará, Greece · 18464 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.630 km S of Psará, Greece · 18464 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.326 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 18437 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f4s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.