Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 48 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Mon, Sep 15, 1986, 11:46 AM GMT+3 (08:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-09-15 08:46:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.433° N, 25.028° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.431 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.244 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14602 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.239 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.245 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14583 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.021 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14567 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.432 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14566 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.021 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14565 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.527 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.554 km ENE of Andros, Greece · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.343 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.348 km W of Psará, Greece · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.222 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 14643 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.925 km W of Skýros, Greece · 14644 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.136 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14648 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y3p. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.