Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 5 km SSE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Psará, Greece on Sun, May 20, 2001, 7:30 AM GMT+3 (04:30 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 6 km NE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-20 04:30:14 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.490° N, 25.580° 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.

Stations used
48

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.951 km S of Psará, Greece · 9266 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.65 km N of Psará, Greece · 9265 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.515 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 9259 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 5.66 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.51 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.42 km E of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.59 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.511 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.415 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.27 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.811 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.315 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.112 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.56 km W of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.89 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.55 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.914 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9245 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.410 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.95 km S of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.42 km S of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.515 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.65 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.68 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.78 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.48 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.61 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.36 km E of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.714 km E of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.614 km E of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.97 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.811 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.57 km W of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.71 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.98 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.58 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.612 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.512 km E of Psará, Greece · 9244 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.69 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9243 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.612 km E of Psará, Greece · 9243 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.82 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9243 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.515 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9243 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.514 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9243 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.425 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 9243 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.520 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 9243 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.312 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.23 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 4.14 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.65 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.79 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.131 km S of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.611 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 9242 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.23 km E of Psará, Greece · 9242 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 3.211 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9240 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.38 km E of Psará, Greece · 9240 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 3.77 km E of Psará, Greece · 9239 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.69 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9239 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.40 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 9239 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.77 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9238 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.79 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9237 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.610 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9237 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 3.85 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9266 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.43 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9266 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.914 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9266 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.518 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af7m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.