M3.9 earthquake 10 km W of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km W of Émponas, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 1991, 2:13 AM GMT+2 (00:13 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-06 00:13:37 UTC
- Depth
- 28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.243° N, 27.747° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.036 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 13033 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.72 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13011 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.85 km NW of Kremastí, Greece · 13001 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004k96. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.