M3.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Elefsína, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Elefsína, Greece on Sat, Jul 18, 1992, 9:43 AM GMT+3 (06:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-07-18 06:43:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.018° N, 23.497° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.19 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 12488 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Kými, Greece · 12482 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.77 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 12482 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.06 km E of Isthmía, Greece · 12473 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.814 km WSW of Aiánteio, Greece · 12461 days ago · 141 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.013 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 12457 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.97 km WSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 12452 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.44 km ESE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 12441 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005b11. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.