M2.5 earthquake 3 km N of Galatiní, Greece
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Galatiní, Greece on Thu, Mar 8, 1990, 2:06 AM GMT+2 (00:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km SW of Leptokaryá, 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
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-08 00:06:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.349° N, 21.556° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.513 km ESE of Akriní, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.19 km SW of Leptokaryá, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.711 km WSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.15 km W of Deskáti, Greece · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.312 km SE of Akriní, Greece · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.71 km SSW of Lianovérgi, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.48 km ENE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.114 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.77 km SSW of Maliq, Albania · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Sérvia, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.44 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.110 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 13334 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Akriní, Greece · 13333 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13315 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.89 km SSW of Aianí, Greece · 13313 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.68 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13301 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.35 km N of Velventós, Greece · 13301 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 3.53 km NW of Palaiópyrgos, Greece · 13357 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.42 km WSW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13364 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.66 km N of Mándalo, Greece · 13364 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.55 km NNW of Velventós, Greece · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.41 km NNE of Livaderó, Greece · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.39 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 13372 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.96 km E of Maliq, Albania · 13373 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.11 km WNW of Empório, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.36 km NE of Mavrochóri, Greece · 13385 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.32 km NE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 13386 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.62 km SSW of Mavrochóri, Greece · 13386 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046ac. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.