Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km N of Afrátion, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km N of Afrátion, Greece on Thu, Aug 2, 1990, 3:53 AM GMT+3 (00:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-02 00:53:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.473° N, 23.684° 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km SSE of Áyios Nikólaos, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.813 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.32 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.019 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.313 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.018 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.815 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.83 km S of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.09 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13178 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.17 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.018 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.94 km SW of Elefsína, Greece · 13153 days ago · 172 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.97 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.818 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.516 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13215 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.09 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.47 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.010 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13236 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cuj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.