M2.9 earthquake 9 km SW of Aígio, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Aígio, Greece on Tue, Jan 23, 1990, 5:33 PM GMT+2 (15:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-23 15:33:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.187° N, 21.999° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.27 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 13389 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.08 km SSW of Trípoli, Greece · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.511 km SE of Trípoli, Greece · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.911 km E of Kalávryta, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.811 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.113 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.021 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13370 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.45 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.216 km NNE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13366 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.111 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13366 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.07 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.812 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13361 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.55 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.110 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.62 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13346 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.64 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.48 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.83 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13343 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.810 km N of Megalópoli, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.09 km SE of Galatás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.913 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13421 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.82 km NNE of Panaitólion, Greece · 13424 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.020 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.011 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13430 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044n2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.