M3.2 earthquake 72 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Aug 7, 1990, 4:29 PM GMT+3 (13:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km NNW of Lixoúri, 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-07 13:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.928° N, 19.685° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.863 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13196 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.147 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.73 km W of Vanáton, Greece · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.57 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13188 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.213 km W of Itháki, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.822 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.84 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 3.328 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.33 km WSW of Póros, Greece · 13222 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.718 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.122 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d2p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.