M3.5 earthquake 15 km WSW of Eresós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Aug 28, 1990, 5:56 PM GMT+3 (14:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km NNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-28 14:56:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.098° N, 25.781° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.612 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.933 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.919 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.016 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.136 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.37 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004e0v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.