Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Thu, Jul 17, 1986, 1:20 PM GMT+3 (10:20 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
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-07-17 10:20:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.432° N, 25.017° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.634 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14677 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.136 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14648 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.925 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14644 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.222 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 14643 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.348 km W of Psará, Greece · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.343 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.554 km ENE of Andros, Greece · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.748 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14622 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.346 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.246 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.232 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 14687 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.039 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14689 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.740 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.246 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.147 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 14707 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.318 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.445 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.448 km W of Psará, Greece · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.942 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14711 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.245 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w3k. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.