Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 11 km E of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km E of Psará, Greece on Wed, Aug 8, 2001, 9:32 PM GMT+3 (18:32 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km WNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-08 18:32:05 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.540° N, 25.690° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9184 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.832 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.96 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.230 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9180 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.317 km NNE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.137 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 9176 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.346 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 9175 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.86 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9174 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.411 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9173 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.633 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 9156 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.76 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9146 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.712 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.931 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.53 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9139 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.717 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9190 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.626 km E of Psará, Greece · 9190 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.517 km E of Skýros, Greece · 9195 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.433 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9195 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.534 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9196 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.17 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.521 km E of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.032 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9206 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.210 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9206 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.67 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9210 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.49 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9210 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am21. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.