M3.6 earthquake 54 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 54 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Dec 25, 1990, 2:30 PM GMT+2 (12:30 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-25 12:30:13 UTC
- Depth
- 47.7 km (29.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.230° N, 20.925° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.026 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.622 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 13061 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.211 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.011 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.811 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.713 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.260 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.025 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.131 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.828 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.412 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.513 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.012 km S of Póros, Greece · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.54 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13013 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.816 km S of Póros, Greece · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.819 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13009 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.610 km SW of Póros, Greece · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004js5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.