Greece earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SSE of Ptolema?da, Greece

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Ptolema?da, Greece on Mon, May 13, 1991, 11:27 AM GMT+3 (08:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NE of Maliq, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-13 08:27:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.447° N, 21.710° 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.

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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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NW of Árnissa, Greece · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.76 km N of Pyrgetós, Greece · 12925 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.515 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.519 km WSW of Krani, North Macedonia · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.315 km ESE of Pogradec, Albania · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Pogradec, Albania · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.711 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.011 km NNE of Maliq, Albania · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.7Greece · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.620 km E of Novaci, North Macedonia · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.68 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.514 km SSE of Laimós, Greece · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.73 km SW of Nestório, Greece · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.98 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.0Greece · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.17 km SSE of Leptokaryá, Greece · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.58 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.28 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12897 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.68 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.5Greece · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.111 km N of Exaplátanos, Greece · 12870 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.510 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.38 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.21 km W of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.28 km SW of Bistrica, North Macedonia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.75 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.710 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.910 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.97 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.514 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.215 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12956 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.512 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.04 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.911 km SSE of Pogradec, Albania · 12956 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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