M3.5 earthquake 45 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 45 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Sat, Mar 24, 1990, 8:47 PM GMT+2 (18:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 52 km W of Palaióchora, 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
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-24 18:47:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.927° N, 23.598° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.061 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.656 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13363 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.547 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.524 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.57 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.444 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.342 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13370 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.714 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.846 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13371 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.249 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13371 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000470m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.