M3.2 earthquake 21 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Sat, Aug 20, 1983, 5:42 PM GMT+3 (14:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km WSW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-20 14:42:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.447° N, 25.349° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.535 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.235 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15709 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.133 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.441 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15694 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.329 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.013 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xtg. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.