M3.0 earthquake 44 km SW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44 km SW of Psará, Greece on Fri, Oct 6, 2000, 1:49 AM GMT+3 (22:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km SSE of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-05 22:49:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.230° N, 25.250° 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
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.57 km SSE of Oinoússes, Greece · 9486 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.439 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9481 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.523 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9455 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.519 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9450 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1at. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.