Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Jul 21, 1991, 8:56 PM GMT+3 (17:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km SE of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-07-21 17:56:20 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.689° N, 21.366° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.449 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12857 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.120 km SE of Póros, Greece · 12853 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.310 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.716 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 12848 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.22 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 12846 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.06 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 12845 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.745 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12844 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.97 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 12843 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.94 km W of Kamárai, Greece · 12837 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.212 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 12825 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.220 km ESE of Itháki, Greece · 12824 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.012 km ESE of Néa Manoláda, Greece · 12822 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.616 km SSW of Astakós, Greece · 12821 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.49 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.710 km N of Gaïtánion, Greece · 12815 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.817 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12813 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.941 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 12812 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.44 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 12807 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.95 km ENE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 12799 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.656 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12858 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.152 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.76 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 12859 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.467 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.139 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12862 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.717 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.021 km NE of Póros, Greece · 12864 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.916 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 12868 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.09 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 12870 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.16 km SSW of Témeni, Greece · 12872 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.414 km SW of Astakós, Greece · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.22 km SW of Neochóri, Greece · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.89 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 12877 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.60 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.810 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12879 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.85 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.06 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 12880 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.052 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12880 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.84 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.013 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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