M3.4 earthquake 17 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 2003, 11:17 AM GMT+3 (08:17 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km N of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-28 08:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.480° N, 25.380° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.533 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8427 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.331 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8425 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.217 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8424 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.713 km N of Psará, Greece · 8416 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.317 km SW of Psará, Greece · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c63z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.