M3.1 earthquake 12 km NNW of Paramythiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Paramythiá, Greece on Mon, Sep 9, 1991, 7:25 AM GMT+3 (04:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-09-09 04:25:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.577° N, 20.478° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.014 km NE of Voulgaréli, Greece · 12807 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.86 km WSW of Tsotíli, Greece · 12806 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.19 km W of Pappadátes, Greece · 12802 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.110 km E of Pérama, Greece · 12789 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 12788 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.712 km E of Himarë, Albania · 12782 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.010 km S of Metsovo, Greece · 12780 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.312 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 12775 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.2Greece · 12774 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.510 km ENE of Prámanta, Greece · 12774 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.74 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 12773 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.29 km E of Koutselió, Greece · 12768 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.68 km NNE of Gáïos, Greece · 12765 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.811 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 12765 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.019 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 12764 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.24 km W of Pérdika, Greece · 12750 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 3.11 km WSW of Pýli, Greece · 12808 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.810 km NE of Párga, Greece · 12811 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.42 km SSW of Platariá, Greece · 12811 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.313 km WSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 12817 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.09 km NNE of Kalpáki, Greece · 12817 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.610 km NNE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.210 km NE of Kónitsa, Greece · 12818 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.79 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.416 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 12827 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.046 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 12837 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.59 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 12838 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004web. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.