Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km NE of Pálairos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Pálairos, Greece on Sun, Apr 8, 1990, 4:22 AM GMT+3 (01:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 13 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-04-08 01:22:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.793° N, 20.899° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110 km WSW of Makrakómi, Greece · 13329 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.714 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13329 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.65 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13329 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.89 km E of Karpenísi, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.412 km WSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.413 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13328 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.010 km W of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.87 km W of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.317 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.013 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.616 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.114 km SSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.210 km WSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.09 km NNE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.312 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.715 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13327 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.321 km SSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13326 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.213 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13324 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.36 km W of Sámi, Greece · 13323 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.119 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 13321 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.112 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13317 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.25 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 13316 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.26 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13311 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.910 km E of Gáïos, Greece · 13306 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.332 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13303 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 3.85 km N of Antirrio, Greece · 13300 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.18 km E of Lefkáda, Greece · 13299 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.77 km W of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13298 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 3.521 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13295 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.514 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 13292 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.28 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13288 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.410 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 13283 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.810 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 13282 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.14 km WSW of Kandíla, Greece · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.214 km SW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13329 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.915 km WSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13330 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.27 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.56 km NW of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.014 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.311 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.17 km E of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.312 km WSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13330 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.814 km E of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.19 km ESE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.111 km SE of Karpenísi, Greece · 13330 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.64 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.918 km S of Kallíthiro, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.910 km E of Karpenísi, Greece · 13343 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.529 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.113 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.83 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13346 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.48 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.08 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.123 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00047ns. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.