M3.3 earthquake 41 km W of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 41 km W of Eresós, Greece on Thu, Dec 12, 1991, 7:48 PM GMT+2 (17:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km SSW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-12-12 17:48:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.221° N, 25.457° 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.
- Depth from
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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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.426 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 12721 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.229 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 12721 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.334 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 12738 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.92 km NW of Geyikli, Turkey · 12740 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.533 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 12741 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.337 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 12741 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00050b9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.