M3.3 earthquake 44 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Mon, Jan 15, 1990, 12:41 PM GMT+2 (10:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-15 10:41:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.864° N, 20.158° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.154 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.330 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13406 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.123 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13393 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.050 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13389 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.635 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13385 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.532 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13383 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1Ionian Sea · 13382 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.06 km SW of Itháki, Greece · 13372 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.812 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.49 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.123 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13428 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.728 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.156 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044aj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.