M2.5 earthquake 14 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece on Tue, May 15, 1990, 3:27 PM GMT+3 (12:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 6 km WNW of Kanaláki, 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
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-15 12:27:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.385° N, 20.646° 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.620 km S of Grevená, Greece · 13288 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.28 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13285 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 13284 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.811 km N of Kalpáki, Greece · 13283 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Kalpáki, Greece · 13282 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.14 km WSW of Kandíla, Greece · 13277 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.211 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 13268 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.08 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 13266 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.76 km SSE of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13258 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.66 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13257 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.414 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.213 km SSE of Párga, Greece · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.310 km S of Párga, Greece · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.09 km W of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.018 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.1Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.81 km ESE of Kanaláki, Greece · 13255 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.67 km WSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13253 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.5Greece · 13251 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 13251 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.88 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13250 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.19 km WSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13249 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.86 km SE of Párga, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.213 km ENE of Pappadátes, Greece · 13244 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.813 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13244 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.213 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13244 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.817 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 13237 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.215 km SE of Anthiró, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.311 km SW of Gjinkar, Albania · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00049aw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.