Greece earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 41 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Mar 25, 1986, 3:41 AM GMT+2 (01:41 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 39 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time: Tue, Mar 25, 1986, 3:41 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1986-03-25 01:41:34 UTC
Depth: 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.354° N, 25.145° E
Region: Greece
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s87 (also filed as gcmtb032586a, gcmt19860325014134, iscgem501759). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.