M3.5 earthquake 42 km NNW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Nov 4, 1980, 7:33 PM GMT+2 (17:33 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-04 17:33:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.913° N, 25.456° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.010 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 16757 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.630 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 16757 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.66 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 16744 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.552 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16743 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.619 km W of Psará, Greece · 16740 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.555 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16718 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.353 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.418 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 16705 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001anp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.