M3.0 earthquake 24 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece on Thu, Dec 26, 1991, 2:58 AM GMT+2 (00:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-12-26 00:58:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.406° N, 25.796° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.920 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 12701 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.629 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 12655 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00050z1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.