M2.9 earthquake 47 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Mon, Jun 18, 1990, 3:31 AM GMT+3 (00:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km SSE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-18 00:31:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.327° N, 25.094° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.437 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 13250 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.050 km NNE of Áno Merá, Greece · 13247 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.129 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.37 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.136 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.149 km N of Andros, Greece · 13208 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004anj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.