M1.6 earthquake Greece

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Oct 27, 1991, 7:36 AM GMT+2

UTC

1991-10-27 05:36:45 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.699° N, 23.388° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Chortiátis, GreecePopulation 17,862. Forecast26 kmENE
• Thessaloníki, GreecePopulation 317,778. Forecast39 kmE
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast222 kmS

After

1. 1.82 km SSE of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceSun, Oct 27, 8:25 AM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.34 km NNW of Kalí Vrýsi, GreeceSun, Oct 27, 9:55 AM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.75 km WNW of Gázoros, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 2:08 AM GMT+2 · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.87 km NW of Néa Apollonía, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 5:22 AM GMT+2 · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.86 km WNW of Kampánis, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 6:33 AM GMT+2 · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.82 km SE of Néa Sánta, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 8:49 AM GMT+2 · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.21 km S of Néa Sánta, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 12:03 PM GMT+2 · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.210 km SW of Kassándreia, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 4:44 PM GMT+2 · 12757 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.91 km ESE of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceTue, Oct 29, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 12757 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.110 km WNW of Gouménissa, GreeceFri, Nov 1, 8:59 AM GMT+1 · 12755 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.75 km S of Sourotí, GreeceMon, Nov 11, 9:34 AM GMT+2 · 12745 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.22 km SSE of Dravískos, GreeceWed, Nov 13, 3:24 PM GMT+2 · 12742 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.81 km ESE of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceThu, Nov 14, 11:08 PM GMT+2 · 12741 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.111 km N of Charopó, GreeceFri, Nov 15, 3:41 AM GMT+2 · 12741 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.98 km WNW of Arnaía, GreeceMon, Nov 18, 1:22 AM GMT+2 · 12738 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.811 km SE of Néa Vrasná, GreeceMon, Nov 18, 1:46 AM GMT+2 · 12738 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.55 km SW of Néa Kallikráteia, GreeceThu, Nov 21, 4:39 AM GMT+2 · 12735 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.27 km S of Néa Vrasná, GreeceSun, Nov 24, 3:18 AM GMT+2 · 12732 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.53 km NNW of Drymós, GreeceSun, Nov 24, 5:01 AM GMT+2 · 12732 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.15 km S of Néa Vrasná, GreeceSun, Nov 24, 5:45 AM GMT+2 · 12732 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
21. 1.58 km NNW of Gouménissa, GreeceSun, Nov 24, 8:31 PM GMT+1 · 12731 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.92 km NE of Kavallári, GreeceTue, Nov 26, 4:56 AM GMT+2 · 12730 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
23. 2.04 km WSW of Stratónion, GreeceTue, Nov 26, 8:07 AM GMT+2 · 12730 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
24. 1.71 km ESE of Asvestochóri, GreeceTue, Nov 26, 9:18 AM GMT+2 · 12730 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
25. 1.93 km E of Kalýves Polygýrou, GreeceTue, Nov 26, 2:28 PM GMT+2 · 12729 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.66 km S of Galátista, GreeceWed, Nov 27, 10:42 AM GMT+2 · 12729 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
27. 1.77 km WNW of Gouménissa, GreeceThu, Dec 5, 2:21 PM GMT+1 · 12720 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.77 km SSE of Miravci, North MacedoniaMon, Dec 16, 3:03 PM GMT+1 · 12709 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
29. 2.06 km WSW of Kilkís, GreeceTue, Dec 17, 11:17 PM GMT+2 · 12708 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 1.61 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, GreeceSun, Oct 27, 1:38 AM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.74 km N of Néa Apollonía, GreeceSun, Oct 27, 1:23 AM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.73 km SE of Askós, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 7:54 PM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.15 km NW of Néa Apollonía, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 6:39 PM GMT+2 · 12760 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.56 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 8:34 PM GMT+2 · 12761 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
6. 4.11 km N of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 8:05 PM GMT+2 · 12761 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
7. 3.37 km SSW of Askós, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 6:52 PM GMT+2 · 12761 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.51 km NNW of Símantra, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 11:36 AM GMT+2 · 12762 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.74 km E of Pentaplátano, GreeceThu, Oct 24, 7:24 PM GMT+2 · 12762 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.80 km NW of Neapoli, GreeceThu, Oct 24, 4:47 AM GMT+2 · 12763 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.711 km SW of Kassándreia, GreeceTue, Oct 22, 8:53 PM GMT+2 · 12764 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.17 km SW of Kalí Vrýsi, GreeceTue, Oct 22, 1:54 AM GMT+2 · 12765 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.62 km ESE of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceMon, Oct 21, 2:01 PM GMT+2 · 12766 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.72 km SSE of Sourotí, GreeceMon, Oct 21, 7:48 AM GMT+2 · 12766 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.82 km ESE of Néo Petrítsi, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 9:29 PM GMT+2 · 12766 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
16. 3.72 km NNE of Petroússa, GreeceFri, Oct 18, 5:12 AM GMT+2 · 12769 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.13 km S of Néa Sánta, GreeceSun, Oct 13, 5:31 AM GMT+2 · 12774 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
18. 1.84 km SW of Néa Vrasná, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 9:10 AM GMT+2 · 12775 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.35 km SSE of Kalochóri, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 5:40 AM GMT+2 · 12775 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.73 km SSW of Thessaloníki, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 5:12 AM GMT+2 · 12775 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004yfc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.