Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 31 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Mon, Jun 17, 1991, 7:58 AM GMT+3 (04:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km SW of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-06-17 04:58:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.858° N, 25.958° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.515 km E of Psará, Greece · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.75 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 12878 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12870 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.43 km SSE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.37 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.139 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.250 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.08 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.47 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.413 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.412 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.42 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.140 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.628 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.29 km NNW of Behram, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.613 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.430 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.40 km SE of Agiásos, Greece · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.0Aegean Sea · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.66 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 12903 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.717 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.115 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.49 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.95 km ENE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.422 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004t28. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.