Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km S of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km S of Sykiá, Greece on Tue, Mar 5, 1991, 12:53 AM GMT+2 (22:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-03-04 22:53:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.936° N, 23.958° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.826 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 12995 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.516 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.26 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 12982 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.112 km SW of Néa Poteídaia, Greece · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.425 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 12975 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.217 km NE of Argalastí, Greece · 12975 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.70 km ENE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 12973 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.7Greece · 12972 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.69 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 12968 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.18 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 12968 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.43 km SW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Greece · 12998 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.73 km NNE of Lákkoma, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.35 km SSE of Galátista, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.614 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.147 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.71 km WSW of Káto Scholári, Greece · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.914 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSE of Galátista, Greece · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.66 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.313 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.210 km NE of Karyes, Greece · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.07 km ENE of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 13012 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.343 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.847 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.918 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nph. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.