M3.2 earthquake 17 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece on Fri, Jan 5, 1990, 7:25 AM GMT+2 (05:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1990-01-05 05:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.663° N, 26.155° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.117 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Dikili, Turkey · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.313 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13393 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.77 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13393 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.321 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.017 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.79 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 3.111 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.515 km W of Urla, Turkey · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.29 km W of Urla, Turkey · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.218 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 13439 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.844 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.145 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.945 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043xd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.