M3.5 earthquake 63 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Nov 17, 1990, 9:42 AM GMT+2 (07:42 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-17 07:42:40 UTC
- Depth
- 28.9 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.331° N, 21.343° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.031 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13075 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.448 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004h17. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.