Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Greece on Sat, Aug 11, 1990, 9:43 AM GMT+3 (06:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km ENE of Filótas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-11 06:43:09 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.890° N, 22.668° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Kilkis and Thessaloniki.

From the USGS event page for usp0004d88. 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km N of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.49 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.75 km ENE of Filótas, Greece · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.510 km WSW of Radovis, North Macedonia · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.38 km E of Léchovo, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.03 km S of Néa Flogitá, Greece · 13193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13181 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.012 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.01 km E of Bosilovo, North Macedonia · 13152 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.011 km N of Charopó, Greece · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13146 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13146 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.89 km SSE of Kalýves Polygýrou, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.64 km ESE of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 13143 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.13 km NNW of Kalýves Polygýrou, Greece · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km WNW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.2Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.2Macedonia region · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.111 km W of Radovis, North Macedonia · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.111 km WNW of Radovis, North Macedonia · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.12 km NNE of Pentaplátano, Greece · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.38 km NW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.90 km E of Murtino, North Macedonia · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.92 km WSW of Tríkala, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.16 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Askós, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.8Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.01 km WSW of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.07 km NE of Asproválta, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Kalamariá, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.76 km N of Akriní, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d88. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.