Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km W of Vathí, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km W of Vathí, Greece on Sat, May 4, 1991, 8:06 PM GMT+3 (17:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-04 17:06:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.401° N, 23.559° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 12935 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.25 km E of Ámfissa, Greece · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.86 km W of Mólos, Greece · 12922 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.54 km WNW of Tríkeri, Greece · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12906 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.910 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.13 km E of Vília, Greece · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.97 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.52 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.02 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.78 km ESE of Martínon, Greece · 12887 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.96 km SSW of Alivéri, Greece · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece · 12965 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004r84. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.