M3.0 earthquake 22 km NE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Aug 19, 1984, 5:26 AM GMT+3 (02:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 52 km W 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
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-08-19 02:26:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.034° N, 24.756° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.234 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15375 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.140 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.635 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.614 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.432 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 15365 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.215 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 15355 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.235 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.952 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15336 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 3.560 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15384 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.9Aegean Sea · 15387 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.216 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.235 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15393 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.332 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15409 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.139 km N of Psará, Greece · 15411 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00026hd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.