M3.3 earthquake 5 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece on Sun, Aug 5, 1990, 7:01 AM GMT+3 (04:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 1 km NNW of Arfará, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-05 04:01:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.440° N, 22.101° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13205 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.97 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.83 km W of Xylókastro, Greece · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.317 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 13166 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.17 km WNW of Kamárai, Greece · 13165 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.528 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.020 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.716 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.113 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.814 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.746 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13148 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.814 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13213 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.29 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 13220 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.910 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 13221 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 13224 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.11 km W of Rododáfni, Greece · 13224 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.211 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 13224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.822 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.013 km SSE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.412 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.39 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 13229 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.112 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13229 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004czb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.