M3.2 earthquake 18 km W of Préveza, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 18 km W of Préveza, Greece on Mon, Oct 15, 1990, 1:54 PM GMT+2 (11:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-15 11:54:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.959° N, 20.538° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.810 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.22 km NW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 13127 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.79 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.110 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.223 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.03 km NNE of Pappadátes, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.220 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.05 km SW of Thesprotikó, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.84 km SW of Filippiáda, Greece · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.91 km S of Thesprotikó, Greece · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.012 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.27 km SSW of Párga, Greece · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.97 km W of Prámanta, Greece · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.50 km N of Kontokáli, Greece · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.08 km W of Kanaláki, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.84 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.07 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.910 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.826 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13165 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ft1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.