Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 25 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, May 12, 1990, 12:52 PM GMT+3 (09:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 18 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-05-12 09:52:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.550° N, 20.631° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.521 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.42 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 13285 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.621 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13284 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.52 km WSW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13284 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.410 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13284 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.238 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13284 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.7Ionian Sea · 13281 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.615 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.42 km WNW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13280 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.29 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.74 km SSE of Zakynthos, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.71 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13280 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.410 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.43 km NNW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.60 km W of Gaïtánion, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.513 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.736 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13279 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.810 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.523 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13278 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.5southern Greece · 13277 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.59 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13275 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.519 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13275 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.826 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.64 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13271 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.612 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13270 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.533 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13270 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.519 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13269 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.71 km S of Vanáton, Greece · 13268 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.14 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13267 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.335 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13266 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 3.825 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13262 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.728 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13249 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.917 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13243 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.87 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 3.132 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 4.818 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 4.011 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.3southern Greece · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.414 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 3.610 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13239 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 3.31 km SW of Makrísia, Greece · 13238 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.813 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13237 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.554 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13312 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.421 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13314 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.36 km W of Sámi, Greece · 13321 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004974. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.