M3.1 earthquake 38 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece on Sat, Mar 3, 1990, 9:40 AM GMT+2 (07:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km N of Mýrina, 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-03 07:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.205° N, 25.188° 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
- 3.441 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.544 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.836 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.346 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 2.937 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.335 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.410 km SSW of Karyes, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.932 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.023 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 13377 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004646. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.