Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Menídi, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Menídi, Greece on Wed, Sep 12, 1990, 1:17 AM GMT+3 (22:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-09-11 22:17:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.004° N, 21.083° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.81 km SSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.311 km WSW of Anávra, Greece · 13167 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.826 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13165 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.07 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.08 km W of Kanaláki, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.020 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.218 km W of Préveza, Greece · 13136 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.810 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.024 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.22 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.79 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.17 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.44 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.23 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.223 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.03 km NNE of Pappadátes, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.213 km W of Itháki, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.04 km WSW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.213 km N of Makrakómi, Greece · 13185 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.39 km SW of Prámanta, Greece · 13186 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.911 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.129 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.01 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13198 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.112 km WSW of Pérdika, Greece · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ekv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.