Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 32 km NNE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Psará, Greece on Wed, May 16, 1984, 1:53 AM GMT+3 (22:53 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 37 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-05-15 22:53:01 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.813° N, 25.715° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.224 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15480 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.337 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15480 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.126 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15479 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.439 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 15475 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.635 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.034 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15468 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.819 km NNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 15466 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.145 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15465 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.532 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15465 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.231 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15465 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.127 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15465 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.227 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15461 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.334 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15459 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.930 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15459 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.930 km S of Psará, Greece · 15451 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15450 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.425 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 15448 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 6.137 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15448 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.236 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15448 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.230 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15448 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.326 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15448 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.324 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15448 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 3.423 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15447 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.832 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15447 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15446 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.026 km N of Psará, Greece · 15440 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.940 km SW of Psará, Greece · 15439 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.717 km S of Karaburun, Turkey · 15439 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.638 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15438 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.029 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15438 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.031 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15438 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 3.422 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15438 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.735 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15438 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.232 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15434 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15481 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.026 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15481 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.724 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15482 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15482 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.833 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15483 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.732 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15483 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.234 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15483 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15484 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15485 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.434 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.336 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.335 km NE of Psará, Greece · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.434 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15487 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.233 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15487 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.536 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15488 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.633 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15488 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.829 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15489 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.633 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15489 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.219 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15489 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.632 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 15490 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00024dq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.