M3.2 earthquake 11 km E of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km E of Samothráki, Greece on Wed, Oct 10, 1990, 7:28 PM GMT+2 (17:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km N of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-10 17:28:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.466° N, 25.657° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.922 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.311 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.916 km N of Geyikli, Turkey · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.422 km S of Enez, Turkey · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.437 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13101 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 2.936 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.129 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.733 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.730 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.234 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.034 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.313 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.918 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13148 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.730 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.627 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.64 km NE of Sélero, Greece · 13158 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fkv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.