Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece on Tue, May 21, 1991, 3:57 AM GMT+3 (00:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km E of Párga, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-21 00:57:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.366° N, 20.736° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.73 km ENE of Neápolis, Greece · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.58 km WNW of Prámanta, Greece · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.56 km E of Párga, Greece · 12885 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.05 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.23 km ESE of Kanaláki, Greece · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.133 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 12883 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.710 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.06 km E of Anthiró, Greece · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.112 km N of Kerasochóri, Greece · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.35 km SE of Gjinkar, Albania · 12873 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.05 km SSW of Fyteíes, Greece · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.310 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 12919 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.07 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 12919 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.7Greece · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.04 km SSE of Anéza, Greece · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Morfovoúni, Greece · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.711 km ENE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.411 km E of Anthiró, Greece · 12933 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.113 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.11 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 12942 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.68 km W of Kontokáli, Greece · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rwx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.