Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Filótas, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Filótas, Greece on Fri, Aug 17, 1990, 2:34 PM GMT+3 (11:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-17 11:34:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.650° N, 21.770° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Ptolemais area.

From the USGS event page for usp0004dhp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km E of Léchovo, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.510 km WSW of Empório, Greece · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.96 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13179 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.24 km SE of Grevená, Greece · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.012 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13166 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.67 km N of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13201 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.6Greece · 13201 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.53 km WNW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.2Greece · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.12 km NNE of Pentaplátano, Greece · 13223 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dhp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.