Greece earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km E of Léchovo, Greece

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km E of Léchovo, Greece on Fri, Aug 17, 1990, 5:26 PM GMT+3 (14:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-17 14:26:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.588° N, 21.590° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km WSW of Empório, Greece · 13194 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.96 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.24 km SE of Grevená, Greece · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.26 km E of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.012 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13166 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.75 km ENE of Filótas, Greece · 13195 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.114 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.67 km N of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13201 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.6Greece · 13201 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.2Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.113 km WNW of Maliq, Albania · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.12 km NNE of Pentaplátano, Greece · 13224 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dhx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.