Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 16 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Mon, Mar 2, 1992, 8:48 PM GMT+2 (18:48 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-03-02 18:48:33 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.022° N, 26.007° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.717 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12634 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.718 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12634 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.522 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12633 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.217 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 12630 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.011 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 12626 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.915 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12626 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.315 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12626 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.815 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12625 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.716 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12625 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.818 km S of Eresós, Greece · 12624 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.418 km S of Eresós, Greece · 12624 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.715 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12616 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.116 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12615 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.045 km W of Psará, Greece · 12612 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.412 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12609 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.312 km ESE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12602 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.218 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 12601 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.513 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12591 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.112 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12591 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.517 km WSW of Plomári, Greece · 12581 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.35 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 12580 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.516 km S of Eresós, Greece · 12634 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.718 km S of Eresós, Greece · 12635 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.317 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12635 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.714 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 12635 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.019 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12635 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.416 km S of Eresós, Greece · 12635 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.917 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 12635 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.118 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12635 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.718 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12636 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.715 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12636 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.724 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 12638 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00053s8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.