M3.4 earthquake 2 km W of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km W of Katastárion, Greece on Sat, May 19, 1990, 9:04 AM GMT+3 (06:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 18 km SSE of Lithakiá, 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
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-19 06:04:05 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.834° N, 20.726° 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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.621 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13285 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.52 km WSW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13285 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.410 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13285 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.238 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13284 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.7Ionian Sea · 13282 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.615 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13281 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.42 km WNW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13280 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.29 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.74 km SSE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.71 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.410 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.43 km NNW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.60 km W of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.513 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.736 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13279 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.810 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.523 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13278 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.14 km WSW of Kandíla, Greece · 13277 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.5southern Greece · 13277 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.59 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13275 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.519 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13275 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.826 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13273 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.64 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.612 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13271 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.533 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13270 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.519 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13269 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.71 km S of Vanáton, Greece · 13269 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.14 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13267 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.825 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13263 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.728 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13250 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.917 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13243 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.87 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 13243 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.132 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.818 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.011 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.3southern Greece · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.414 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.610 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.31 km SW of Makrísia, Greece · 13238 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.813 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13238 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.122 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.718 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 3.521 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.625 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.332 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13301 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.554 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13313 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.421 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13315 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00049gm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.