M3.4 earthquake 25 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 22, 1991, 5:02 AM GMT+3 (02:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 41 km SW of Katastárion, 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-22 02:02:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.036° N, 20.235° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.220 km ESE of Itháki, Greece · 12825 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.043 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12822 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.616 km SSW of Astakós, Greece · 12822 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.49 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12819 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.710 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12815 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.817 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12814 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.941 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 12812 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.871 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 12800 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.226 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12796 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.218 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12769 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004vpu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.