Greece earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 37 km NNE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Psará, Greece on Sun, Jun 17, 1984, 10:48 AM GMT+3 (07:48 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.1 (ms), strong
Local time: Sun, Jun 17, 1984, 10:48 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1984-06-17 07:48:02 UTC
Depth: 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.859° N, 25.723° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 8.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000252t (also filed as gcmtb061784b, gcmt19840617074802, iscgem551044). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.