Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 22 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Mon, May 20, 1991, 6:48 PM GMT+3 (15:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km NNE of Urla, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-20 15:48:48 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.892° N, 26.087° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km ENE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.49 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.115 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.717 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.66 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 12903 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.0Aegean Sea · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.40 km SE of Agiásos, Greece · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.430 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.613 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.29 km NNW of Behram, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.628 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.87 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.531 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.515 km E of Psará, Greece · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.75 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 12878 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12870 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.43 km SSE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.95 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.88 km ENE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.37 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.139 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.419 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.824 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12926 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.232 km N of Psará, Greece · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.350 km W of Eresós, Greece · 12931 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.711 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.39 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.410 km NNE of Menemen, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rw6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.