M2.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece on Wed, Jan 31, 1990, 9:12 PM GMT+2 (19:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 47 km WSW of Psará, 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
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-31 19:12:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.953° N, 24.394° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.747 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13362 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.63 km N of Khalkoútsion, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.829 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13348 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044xs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.