M3.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece on Fri, Feb 16, 1990, 11:00 PM GMT+2 (21:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km N of Mýrina, 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-02-16 21:00:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.579° N, 25.768° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.932 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.335 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.937 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.138 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.010 km N of Gelibolu, Turkey · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.836 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045h8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.