M2.4 earthquake 12 km N of Skiáthos, Greece
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km N of Skiáthos, Greece on Mon, Aug 5, 1991, 1:35 AM GMT+3 (22:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km S of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-04 22:35:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.277° N, 23.491° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.439 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 12840 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.518 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 12839 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.111 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 12834 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.12 km E of Rizómylos, Greece · 12820 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.817 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12820 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.25 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12820 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.810 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 12818 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.012 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.911 km N of Agiá, Greece · 12815 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.810 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 12815 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.18 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12814 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.89 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 12806 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.022 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 12806 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.915 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 12806 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.012 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 12805 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.210 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12803 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.211 km ENE of Kallithéa, Greece · 12796 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.22 km S of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12796 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.721 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 12784 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 2.39 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12844 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.68 km S of Límni, Greece · 12845 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.630 km NW of Kými, Greece · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.17 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.319 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.520 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12869 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.324 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12869 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12869 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.920 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12869 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004v06. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.