M3.7 earthquake 40 km W of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km W of Émponas, Greece on Thu, Nov 22, 1990, 2:16 AM GMT+2 (00:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 39 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-22 00:16:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.190° N, 27.403° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.239 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13097 days ago · 131 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.85 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 13083 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.06 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 13078 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.812 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.910 km W of Émponas, Greece · 13054 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.131 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 13039 days ago · 151 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004h6y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.