Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km S of Límni, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Límni, Greece on Fri, Aug 2, 1991, 9:51 PM GMT+3 (18:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km NE of Istiaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-08-02 18:51:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.687° N, 23.302° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12846 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.45 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 12845 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.412 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 12845 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.518 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 12840 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.111 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 12835 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.12 km E of Rizómylos, Greece · 12822 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.817 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12821 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.25 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12821 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.810 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 12816 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.18 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12816 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.96 km NNE of Alivéri, Greece · 12806 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.210 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12805 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.22 km S of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12797 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.630 km NW of Kými, Greece · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.17 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.77 km E of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ux6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.