Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Vília, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Vília, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 1991, 7:12 PM GMT+2 (17:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km NW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-01-20 17:12:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.151° N, 23.242° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.96 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.84 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 13039 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.17 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.57 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.013 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 13037 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.76 km N of Koutsopódi, Greece · 13037 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.90 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 13030 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.912 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.311 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.76 km SSE of Istiaía, Greece · 12998 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.93 km ESE of Orchomenós, Greece · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.515 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.311 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.53 km S of Malakónta, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.61 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.79 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.73 km WSW of Malakónta, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.812 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004kyd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.