M3.1 earthquake 42 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Thu, Sep 17, 1992, 7:24 PM GMT+3 (16:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 54 km S of Lithakiá, 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
- 1992-09-17 16:24:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.644° N, 20.331° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.113 km W of Itháki, Greece · 12431 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.75 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12430 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.491 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12425 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Argostólion, Greece · 12423 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.698 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12418 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.252 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12418 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.45 km W of Sámi, Greece · 12413 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.853 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12412 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.52 km E of Sámi, Greece · 12411 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.754 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12410 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.565 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12407 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.444 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12406 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12406 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.233 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12405 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.510 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.758 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12395 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.641 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12394 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.43 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12394 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.460 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12392 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.227 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.310 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 12380 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005e4f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.