M3.1 earthquake 18 km WSW of Plomári, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Plomári, Greece on Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 11:04 PM GMT+3 (20:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 29 km NW 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
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-20 20:04:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.887° N, 26.184° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.429 km NW of Psará, Greece · 16065 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.541 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.414 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.527 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 16017 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pqs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.