M3.1 earthquake 26 km NW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Psará, Greece on Fri, Feb 6, 1981, 10:37 AM GMT+2 (08:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 31 km N of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-06 08:37:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.728° N, 25.374° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.931 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16613 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.627 km N of Skýros, Greece · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.32 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.328 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.225 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.326 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.524 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c23. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.