M3.1 earthquake 53 km WSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Tue, Oct 2, 1990, 12:59 AM GMT+2 (22:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km NNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-01 22:59:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.344° N, 25.000° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.05 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.438 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.122 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.939 km E of Skýros, Greece · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004f8u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.