M2.9 earthquake 20 km SE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Samothráki, Greece on Thu, Dec 26, 1991, 4:11 AM GMT+2 (02:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-12-26 02:11:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.357° N, 25.709° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.024 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 12701 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.139 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece · 12717 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.417 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12721 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.57 km S of Sápes, Greece · 12729 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.236 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 12730 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.9Aegean Sea · 12730 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00050z6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.