Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 28 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Apr 28, 1991, 2:25 PM GMT+3 (11:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11 km S of Astakós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-04-28 11:25:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.037° N, 20.183° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km SW of Astakós, Greece · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.516 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.348 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.634 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.218 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 12927 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.86 km SSE of Sámi, Greece · 12924 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.733 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.47 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12901 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.133 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 12884 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 5.311 km S of Astakós, Greece · 12883 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.010 km NE of Itháki, Greece · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.722 km WSW of Katochí, Greece · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.749 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12949 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.922 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.26 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.659 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12956 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.312 km SSW of Katochí, Greece · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qya. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.