M3.8 earthquake 10 km NW of Skála, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Skála, Greece on Sat, Feb 23, 1991, 7:53 PM GMT+2 (17:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km WNW of Agía Marína, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-02-23 17:53:02 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.397° N, 26.465° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.37 km NE of Söke, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.0Western Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.912 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.015 km WNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 3.518 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.615 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.215 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.813 km WNW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 13030 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nb9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.