Greece earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Greece

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Greece on Sun, Jul 15, 1990, 5:04 AM GMT+3 (02:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-07-15 02:04:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.479° N, 23.574° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km W of Askós, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.16 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.310 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.92 km WSW of Tríkala, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.61 km NNE of Ierissós, Greece · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.14 km WNW of Sykiá, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.53 km WNW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.6Greece · 13202 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.67 km N of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.115 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.48 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.49 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.910 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.99 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.03 km S of Néa Flogitá, Greece · 13192 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.56 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.112 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13179 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.217 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13172 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.230 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.24 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.325 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 13171 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.01 km WSW of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.07 km NE of Asproválta, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.63 km SE of Kalamariá, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.73 km SE of Arnaía, Greece · 13233 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.543 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13238 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.239 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 13238 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.238 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 13239 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.135 km NE of Zagorá, Greece · 13239 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.722 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.56 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.55 km S of Arnaía, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.05 km NE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.51 km ESE of Thessaloníki, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.53 km SW of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 13252 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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