Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece on Fri, Aug 31, 1990, 2:08 PM GMT+2 (12:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-31 12:08:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.532° N, 21.098° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.24 km SE of Grevená, Greece · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.26 km E of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.012 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 13166 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.04 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 13153 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.52 km SSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.512 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13187 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.86 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13187 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.510 km WSW of Empório, Greece · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.38 km E of Léchovo, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.75 km ENE of Filótas, Greece · 13195 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.16 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.36 km S of Berat, Albania · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.114 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004e54. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.