Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km ESE of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Polichnítos, Greece on Sat, Dec 22, 1990, 11:49 AM GMT+2 (09:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-22 09:49:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.053° N, 26.270° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.11 km W of Foça, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.019 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.38 km NNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 13054 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.08 km SSE of Geyikli, Turkey · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.11 km SSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.540 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.419 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.610 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.625 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.419 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.93 km E of Behram, Turkey · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.04 km ESE of Foça, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.411 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.17 km ENE of Míthymna, Greece · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.413 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.615 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.111 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.77 km NE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jjx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.