M3.8 earthquake 22 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Tue, Sep 25, 1990, 12:17 PM GMT+3 (09:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Ionian Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-25 09:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.760° N, 20.518° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.84 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.746 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13147 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.02 km NE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.943 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13140 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.73 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13137 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.713 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.110 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.46 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13108 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.016 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.528 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 13165 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.967 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13166 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.213 km W of Itháki, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.461 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004f1u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.