M3.3 earthquake 33 km SW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Émponas, Greece on Sat, Nov 24, 1990, 3:14 PM GMT+2 (13:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-24 13:14:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.054° N, 27.550° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.763 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.06 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 13078 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.959 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13059 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.812 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.063 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.910 km W of Émponas, Greece · 13054 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hbc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.