Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 6 km SSE of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Sámi, Greece on Thu, May 16, 1991, 6:21 PM GMT+3 (15:21 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11 km S of Astakós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Amaliáda forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-16 15:21:04 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.193° N, 20.669° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km SSE of Anéza, Greece · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.74 km NE of Antirrio, Greece · 12920 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.08 km SSW of Thérmo, Greece · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.23 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 12914 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.733 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.22 km NNE of Aktaío, Greece · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.23 km NE of Antirrio, Greece · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.73 km ENE of Neápolis, Greece · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.911 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.47 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 12901 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.13 km NNE of Mataránga, Greece · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.133 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 12883 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 5.311 km S of Astakós, Greece · 12882 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.010 km NE of Itháki, Greece · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.722 km WSW of Katochí, Greece · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.760 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12881 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.810 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12878 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.60 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.22 km SW of Neochóri, Greece · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.414 km SW of Astakós, Greece · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.05 km SSW of Fyteíes, Greece · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.09 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 12870 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.916 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 12868 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.021 km NE of Póros, Greece · 12863 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 12926 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.634 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.348 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.516 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.113 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.112 km SW of Astakós, Greece · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.728 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.749 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12948 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.922 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 12951 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.26 km SSE of Kandíla, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rqv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.