M2.3 earthquake 6 km SW of Erythrés, Greece
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Erythrés, Greece on Tue, Mar 6, 1990, 7:07 PM GMT+2 (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km WSW of Ágioi Theódoroi, 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-06 17:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.185° N, 23.264° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.55 km WSW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.62 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.63 km N of Khalkoútsion, Greece · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.919 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 13302 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000468s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.