Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 20 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 2002, 2:27 PM GMT+2 (12:27 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km WNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-20 12:27:29 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.470° N, 25.340° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9017 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.516 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9015 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.58 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9014 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.45 km S of Psará, Greece · 9012 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.313 km E of Psará, Greece · 9012 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.110 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.619 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 9009 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.234 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.347 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9001 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.83 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 8995 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.234 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.428 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.525 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.322 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 9020 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.425 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9022 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.537 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 9025 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.95 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.439 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9027 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.111 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9032 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.424 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 9038 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.628 km S of Eresós, Greece · 9043 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.93 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9044 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.223 km S of Psará, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awuj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.