M3.6 earthquake 32 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 32 km S of Methóni, Greece on Sun, May 13, 1990, 1:48 PM GMT+3 (10:48 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km WSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-13 10:48:38 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.527° N, 21.642° 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
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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.844 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 13291 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.350 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 13286 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.311 km SSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13285 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.335 km W of Methóni, Greece · 13266 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.433 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13259 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.432 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13259 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.132 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000498j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.