M3.1 earthquake 6 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 1990, 10:31 PM GMT+3 (19:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NW of Mesolóngi, 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
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-16 19:31:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.714° N, 21.370° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km WNW of Kamárai, Greece · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.528 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.020 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13160 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.822 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.716 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.113 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.814 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.84 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.746 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13147 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.32 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.02 km NE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.943 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.94 km N of Témeni, Greece · 13138 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.73 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13136 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.22 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.713 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.25 km SW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13120 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.08 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 13116 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.311 km SW of Akráta, Greece · 13116 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.44 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.23 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.42 km WNW of Kamárai, Greece · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.46 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13108 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.016 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.967 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13166 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.97 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.148 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.461 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.73 km W of Vanáton, Greece · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.059 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.147 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004etc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.