M2.8 earthquake 4 km ESE of Rizómylos, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Rizómylos, Greece on Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 7:34 AM GMT+2 (05:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-18 05:34:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.418° N, 22.798° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.812 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.548 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13056 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.924 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.311 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.28 km SSW of Volos, Greece · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.245 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13032 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.845 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13032 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.238 km NE of Zagorá, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.145 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13032 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.343 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.18 km E of Rizómylos, Greece · 13073 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.61 km S of Almyrós, Greece · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.218 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.63 km SSE of Livanátes, Greece · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.98 km NE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.27 km ESE of Spercheiáda, Greece · 13085 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.940 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13090 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.333 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.928 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.920 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.825 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13094 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004j9n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.