Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece on Fri, Aug 17, 1990, 4:40 AM GMT+3 (01:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km SSW of Amfilochía, 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
1990-08-17 01:40:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.382° N, 20.449° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SW of Prámanta, Greece · 13186 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.29 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 13185 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.15 km SW of Menídi, Greece · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.81 km SSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.826 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13166 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.07 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.04 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 13153 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.08 km W of Kanaláki, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.218 km W of Préveza, Greece · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.129 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.112 km WSW of Pérdika, Greece · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.512 km E of Himarë, Albania · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.07 km N of Filippiáda, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.710 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.02 km SW of Koutselió, Greece · 13208 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.39 km WSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 5.04 km NE of Párga, Greece · 13209 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.87 km W of Thesprotikó, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.818 km NE of Konispol, Albania · 13214 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.531 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.620 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13223 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dgy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.