M3.4 earthquake 30 km N of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 30 km N of Psará, Greece on Thu, May 24, 1990, 8:21 PM GMT+3 (17:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-24 17:21:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.814° N, 25.614° 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
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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.730 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 13278 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.146 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.351 km N of Andros, Greece · 13255 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.947 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13255 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.437 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 13250 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.129 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00049q2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.