Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 7 km NW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Feb 17, 1987, 11:35 AM GMT+2 (09:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-02-17 09:35:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.583° N, 25.499° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.433 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14454 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.232 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 14448 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.629 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 14438 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.539 km E of Skýros, Greece · 14438 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.94 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 14432 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.337 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.029 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 14418 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.549 km W of Eresós, Greece · 14410 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.742 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032jn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.