M3.3 earthquake 48 km W of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 48 km W of Psará, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 1986, 9:38 AM GMT+3 (06:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-28 06:38:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.488° N, 25.012° 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
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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.343 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.554 km ENE of Andros, Greece · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.748 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14622 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.244 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14602 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.239 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.245 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14582 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xm4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.