M3.3 earthquake 27 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Jul 13, 1990, 10:09 PM GMT+3 (19:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km NNW of Kýthira, 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
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-13 19:09:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.386° N, 22.884° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.910 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.226 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.443 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 13189 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13177 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004bt8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.