M2.5 earthquake 1 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece on Thu, Feb 1, 1990, 9:33 PM GMT+2 (19:33 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
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-02-01 19:33:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.008° N, 24.398° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.747 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13361 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.63 km N of Khalkoútsion, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 13348 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.829 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.45 km N of Dhrosiá, Greece · 13397 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.69 km N of Psachná, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.327 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13409 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13422 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044yy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.