M3.2 earthquake 31 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece on Sun, Aug 19, 1990, 3:53 AM GMT+3 (00:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-19 00:53:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.791° N, 24.008° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.914 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13173 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.639 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.123 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13150 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dm4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.