Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 13 km W of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 13 km W of Psará, Greece on Sun, Feb 10, 1985, 5:43 PM GMT+2 (15:43 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 22 km E of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-02-10 15:43:06 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.537° N, 25.403° 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 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.726 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15191 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.422 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15189 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.220 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.9Aegean Sea · 15183 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.932 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.841 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.636 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 15173 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.221 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15171 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.034 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.220 km W of Psará, Greece · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.512 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.133 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.418 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 15200 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.953 km W of Eresós, Greece · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.131 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15216 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.228 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.136 km E of Skýros, Greece · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bsq. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.