M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece on Thu, Dec 20, 1990, 8:27 PM GMT+2 (18:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km NW of Prámanta, 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-20 18:27:17 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.753° N, 21.260° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.214 km SSE of Metsovo, Greece · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.88 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.812 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.88 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.67 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.79 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.75 km NNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 13054 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.710 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.06 km E of Kompóti, Greece · 13049 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.15 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13049 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.86 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.216 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.06 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.915 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.013 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.829 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.99 km SE of Thérmo, Greece · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.88 km NNE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.00 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.912 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.012 km S of Póros, Greece · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.99 km NW of Prámanta, Greece · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.623 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.90 km SSE of Omvriakí, Greece · 13010 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jd9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.