Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13 km SW of Gáïos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Fri, Mar 23, 1990, 11:00 PM GMT+2 (21:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 32 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-03-23 21:00:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.120° N, 20.059° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.529 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.64 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 13331 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.91 km NE of Pálairos, Greece · 13326 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.715 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13324 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.25 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 13313 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.910 km E of Gáïos, Greece · 13303 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.332 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13300 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.18 km E of Lefkáda, Greece · 13296 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.514 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 13289 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.310 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 13283 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 13351 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.123 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.516 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.58 km ESE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.07 km NW of Perivóli, Greece · 13353 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.89 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.42 km WSW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13364 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046ze. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.