Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km SSE of Melíti, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Melíti, Greece on Sun, Oct 7, 1990, 5:50 PM GMT+2 (15:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km SSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-10-07 15:50:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.786° N, 21.625° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.52 km SSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.23 km NE of Melíti, Greece · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.18 km E of Ptolema?da, Greece · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.87 km NE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13108 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.76 km ENE of Jankovec, North Macedonia · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.25 km NE of Léchovo, Greece · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.012 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13166 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.26 km E of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fft. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.