M3.5 earthquake 18 km NW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Psará, Greece on Fri, Oct 24, 1980, 8:58 PM GMT+2 (18:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km SSW 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
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-24 18:58:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.644° N, 25.403° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.542 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 16768 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.817 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 16761 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.010 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16760 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.66 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 16747 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.552 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16746 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.619 km W of Psará, Greece · 16743 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.555 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16721 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ae8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.