Greece earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km WNW of Eleftherés, Greece

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Eleftherés, Greece on Wed, May 2, 1990, 5:16 AM GMT+3 (02:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 41 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-05-02 02:16:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.852° N, 24.236° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 13298 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.16 km NE of Charopó, Greece · 13289 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 13285 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.94 km SE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 13283 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.93 km WSW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 13250 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.515 km ENE of Petrich, Bulgaria · 13248 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.05 km NE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13244 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.55 km S of Arnaía, Greece · 13244 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.041 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 13243 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.63 km S of Palaiokómi, Greece · 13303 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.15 km NNW of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 13303 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 13308 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.87 km NE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 13309 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.18 km NW of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 13309 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 13309 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.14 km S of Palaiokómi, Greece · 13310 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.65 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13320 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00048qu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.