M3.8 earthquake 4 km SSW of Póros, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Póros, Greece on Thu, Sep 27, 1990, 5:27 AM GMT+3 (02:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Ionian Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-27 02:27:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.117° N, 20.744° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.02 km NE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.943 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.168 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13139 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.73 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 13136 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.218 km W of Préveza, Greece · 13136 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.22 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.713 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.25 km SW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.110 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.44 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.23 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.223 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.46 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13108 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.016 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 3.822 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.16 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 13165 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.826 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13165 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.81 km SSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.213 km W of Itháki, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004f3q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.