M3.1 earthquake 19 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece on Mon, Aug 6, 1990, 4:39 PM GMT+3 (13:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 1 km NNW of Arfará, 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
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-06 13:39:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.073° N, 23.043° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.226 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13204 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13176 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.031 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.739 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d1h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.