M2.8 earthquake 15 km SSE of Karyés, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Karyés, Greece on Mon, Jan 14, 1991, 4:49 AM GMT+2 (02:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km WNW of Megalópoli, 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
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-14 02:49:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.175° N, 22.595° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76 km N of Koutsopódi, Greece · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.513 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Leonídio, Greece · 13013 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004knp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.