Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of Préveza, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Préveza, Greece on Wed, Mar 14, 1990, 4:32 AM GMT+2 (02:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km W of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-03-14 02:32:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.976° N, 20.661° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.529 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.64 km SW of Pálairos, Greece · 13332 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.56 km NW of Karpenísi, Greece · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.91 km NE of Pálairos, Greece · 13326 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.312 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 13324 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.715 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 13324 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.36 km W of Sámi, Greece · 13321 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.119 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 13318 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.25 km WSW of Pálairos, Greece · 13313 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.910 km E of Gáïos, Greece · 13303 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.332 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13300 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.18 km E of Lefkáda, Greece · 13296 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.123 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.516 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.58 km ESE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 13353 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.07 km NW of Perivóli, Greece · 13353 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.89 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.42 km WSW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 13364 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.06 km SW of Itháki, Greece · 13373 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046k1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.