M2.2 earthquake 4 km NE of Petroússa, Greece
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Petroússa, Greece on Tue, Aug 6, 1991, 4:41 PM GMT+3 (13:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km NNW of Ágio Pnévma, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-06 13:41:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.221° N, 24.053° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.33 km ESE of Skoútari, Greece · 12840 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.17 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 12837 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.313 km NNW of Ágio Pnévma, Greece · 12825 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.916 km S of Krichim, Bulgaria · 12823 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.12 km SE of Arnaía, Greece · 12820 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.717 km NE of Zygós, Greece · 12819 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Arnaía, Greece · 12819 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Askós, Greece · 12819 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.11 km E of Krithiá, Greece · 12815 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.11 km NW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 12814 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.39 km NE of Stara Kresna, Bulgaria · 12814 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.53 km ESE of Kampánis, Greece · 12810 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.012 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 12797 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.74 km ESE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 12784 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 2.40 km S of Gyovren, Bulgaria · 12843 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.44 km ESE of Skoútari, Greece · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.711 km NNE of Lefkónas, Greece · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.216 km NW of Mikrópolis, Greece · 12855 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.411 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004v22. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.