Greece earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km E of Exaplátanos, Greece

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km E of Exaplátanos, Greece on Thu, Feb 28, 1991, 8:35 AM GMT+2 (06:35 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-28 06:35:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.970° N, 22.274° 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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Ássiros, Greece · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of Lákkoma, Greece · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.717 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.3Macedonia region · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.18 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12998 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.28 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12997 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.29 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12996 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.76 km ENE of Kampánis, Greece · 12994 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.24 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12994 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.8Greece-Bulgaria border region · 12992 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.36 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12992 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.65 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 12991 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.74 km N of Nisí, Greece · 12991 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.83 km S of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12990 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.75 km SSW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 12988 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.46 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.27 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.58 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.94 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12982 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12981 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.312 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12981 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.57 km N of Aravissós, Greece · 12979 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.07 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.610 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.96 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12975 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.512 km SW of Kresna, Bulgaria · 12971 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.15 km N of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 12970 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.29 km SSE of Kýmina, Greece · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.34 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.28 km WNW of Agía Triáda, Greece · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.411 km W of Agía Triáda, Greece · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.510 km S of Néa Málgara, Greece · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.18 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 12969 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.89 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12968 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.210 km SSE of Kýmina, Greece · 12967 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.18 km WNW of Néa Michanióna, Greece · 12965 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.68 km WNW of Agía Triáda, Greece · 12965 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.710 km W of Agía Triáda, Greece · 12965 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.312 km SSE of Néa Málgara, Greece · 12965 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.07 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12964 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.95 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.49 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12963 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.310 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.510 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.86 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.85 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.73 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.31 km SW of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.04 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.512 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 3.215 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12955 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.514 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.59 km NNW of Kilkís, Greece · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.71 km WSW of Káto Scholári, Greece · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNE of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.16 km S of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Vamvakófyto, Greece · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.55 km WSW of Kleítos, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.71 km WSW of Kleítos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.111 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13011 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.93 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13012 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.99 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13014 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.913 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.610 km WSW of Miravci, North Macedonia · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.014 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.014 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.82 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.11 km WSW of Léchovo, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.113 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.111 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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