M2.9 earthquake 32 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece on Thu, Mar 1, 1990, 10:01 PM GMT+2 (20:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 40 km WNW of Eresós, 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-01 20:01:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.147° N, 25.217° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.410 km SSW of Karyes, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.335 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.937 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.138 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.441 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.840 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.544 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.622 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13339 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.836 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.346 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000462a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.