M2.9 earthquake 19 km W of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km W of Míthymna, Greece on Thu, Aug 9, 1990, 5:12 AM GMT+3 (02:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-09 02:12:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.390° N, 25.955° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.612 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.933 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.016 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.411 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.510 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.143 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13221 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d4p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.