M3.0 earthquake 46 km SW of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Sun, Aug 11, 1991, 7:34 AM GMT+3 (04:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km SSW of Platariá, 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-11 04:34:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.941° N, 19.758° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.043 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12822 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.42 km SSW of Platariá, Greece · 12811 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.810 km NE of Párga, Greece · 12811 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.112 km NNW of Paramythiá, Greece · 12808 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.19 km W of Pappadátes, Greece · 12802 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.226 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12795 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12788 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004v7f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.