M3.1 earthquake 49 km N of Andros, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 49 km N of Andros, Greece on Sat, Aug 4, 1990, 3:32 AM GMT+3 (00:32 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 51 km N of Andros, 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
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-04 00:32:50 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.278° N, 25.017° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.251 km N of Andros, Greece · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.153 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 3.136 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.37 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cy0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.