M3.2 earthquake 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Wed, May 15, 1991, 2:47 PM GMT+3 (11:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-15 11:47:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.318° N, 25.066° 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
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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.419 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.0Aegean Sea · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.430 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.531 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.515 km E of Psará, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.96 km SSW of Alivéri, Greece · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.328 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 12879 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.77 km E of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rpe. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.