M3.0 earthquake 28 km ESE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Aug 1, 1991, 9:14 AM GMT+3 (06:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km SSE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-01 06:14:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.779° N, 24.851° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.127 km N of Psará, Greece · 12816 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.321 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 12816 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.96 km NNE of Alivéri, Greece · 12804 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004uvc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.