M3.4 earthquake 24 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece on Sat, Mar 10, 1990, 1:19 AM GMT+2 (23:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 30 km ESE of Astypálaia, 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
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-09 23:19:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.717° N, 25.666° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km NNE of Firá, Greece · 13338 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.417 km NNE of Firá, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.130 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13316 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 13311 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046dd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.