Greece earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km WNW of Chrysochórafa, Greece

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Chrysochórafa, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 1991, 6:42 AM GMT+2 (04:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-01-20 04:42:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.202° N, 23.160° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km W of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.88 km ENE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.35 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.77 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.19 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.54 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.56 km WNW of Kilkís, Greece · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.95 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13024 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNE of Negotino, North Macedonia · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.111 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.113 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.09 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 13022 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.82 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.014 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.014 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.610 km WSW of Miravci, North Macedonia · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.110 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.913 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.99 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.07 km ENE of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 13012 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.313 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.111 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.66 km SSE of Galátista, Greece · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.02 km NE of Vamvakófyto, Greece · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.16 km S of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.97 km NNE of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.71 km WSW of Káto Scholári, Greece · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.59 km NNW of Kilkís, Greece · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.710 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.712 km E of Exaplátanos, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.13 km ESE of Ássiros, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.35 km SSE of Galátista, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.73 km NNE of Lákkoma, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.69 km SW of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.5Greece · 12998 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.717 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12998 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.3Macedonia region · 12998 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 4.18 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.28 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12996 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.29 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12995 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.76 km ENE of Kampánis, Greece · 12993 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.24 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12993 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.8Greece-Bulgaria border region · 12991 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.36 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12991 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.65 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.74 km N of Nisí, Greece · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.06 km W of Palaiokómi, Greece · 12989 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.83 km S of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12989 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.75 km SSW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 12987 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.99 km SE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12985 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.46 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.27 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.58 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.79 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 12983 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.26 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 12982 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.94 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12981 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.52 km SSE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12981 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.316 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.09 km W of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13041 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.215 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.55 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.36 km NW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.16 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.43 km SSE of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.84 km SW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.86 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.512 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.08 km W of Gouménissa, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.93 km NNE of Aigínio, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.810 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.111 km S of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004kxm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.