M3.3 earthquake 48 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, May 6, 1991, 11:45 AM GMT+3 (08:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSE of Sámi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-06 08:45:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.979° N, 19.965° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.634 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.218 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 12927 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.86 km SSE of Sámi, Greece · 12924 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.733 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.47 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12901 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Itháki, Greece · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.760 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12882 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.810 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12879 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 3.516 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.728 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.749 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12949 days ago · 40 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.922 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12951 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.659 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12956 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rap. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.