M4.2 earthquake 24 km W of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km W of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Mar 9, 1991, 3:14 AM GMT+2 (01:14 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 58 km SW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-03-09 01:14:21 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.875° N, 23.827° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.827 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 12985 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.258 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 12976 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.358 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 12971 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.429 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 12970 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004num. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.