M3.1 earthquake 27 km S of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km S of Psará, Greece on Fri, Apr 1, 1983, 6:03 AM GMT+3 (03:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km ESE 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-01 03:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.301° N, 25.615° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.817 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.217 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u3p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.