M2.9 earthquake 31 km S of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 31 km S of Psará, Greece on Thu, Mar 4, 1976, 2:32 AM GMT+2 (00:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 30 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
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-04 00:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.254° N, 25.595° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.630 km S of Psará, Greece · 18463 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.218 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 18438 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.326 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 18437 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fa9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.