Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 7:48 PM GMT+3 (16:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 25 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-07-05 16:48:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.433° N, 25.120° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.039 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.232 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.246 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.346 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.449 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.634 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14674 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.136 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14646 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.925 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14641 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.222 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.348 km W of Psará, Greece · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.246 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.147 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.445 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.448 km W of Psará, Greece · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.942 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14709 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.245 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.538 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14710 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.637 km W of Psará, Greece · 14710 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.226 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.349 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.645 km SW of Psará, Greece · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.440 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14715 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.643 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vr1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.