M3.1 earthquake 5 km W of Deskáti, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km W of Deskáti, Greece on Wed, Mar 14, 1990, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km SSW of Aianí, 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-14 17:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.927° N, 21.748° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.312 km SE of Akriní, Greece · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.15 km N of Palamás, Greece · 13343 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.48 km ENE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 13339 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.918 km S of Kallíthiro, Greece · 13338 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Sérvia, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.44 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.110 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 13334 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Akriní, Greece · 13333 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.10 km WNW of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.58 km W of Omvriakí, Greece · 13322 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.89 km SSW of Aianí, Greece · 13312 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.68 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13301 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.35 km N of Velventós, Greece · 13301 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 2.711 km WSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 13351 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.19 km SW of Leptokaryá, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.58 km ESE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.513 km ESE of Akriní, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.53 km N of Galatiní, Greece · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.53 km NW of Palaiópyrgos, Greece · 13357 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.42 km WSW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13363 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.55 km NNW of Velventós, Greece · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.41 km NNE of Livaderó, Greece · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.216 km NNE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.11 km WNW of Empório, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046kw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.