M4.2 earthquake 25 km NW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Jan 13, 1981, 10:22 PM GMT+2 (20:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-13 20:22:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.714° N, 25.366° 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
- 27
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.328 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.32 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.126 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
Before
- 3.326 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.524 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.418 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 16703 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.353 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16705 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.555 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16715 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bqa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.