Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km N of Sérres, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km N of Sérres, Greece on Fri, Dec 7, 1990, 1:01 AM GMT+2 (23:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-06 23:01:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.168° N, 23.568° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km SSE of Satovcha, Bulgaria · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.92 km SE of Epanomí, Greece · 13078 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.62 km SE of Síndos, Greece · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.97 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.99 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.28 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.36 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.59 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.211 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.910 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.58 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.910 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.48 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.39 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.3Macedonia region · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.89 km N of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.54 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.912 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.25 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.01 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.97 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.310 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.69 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.89 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13067 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.78 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.15 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.75 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13066 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.212 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.16 km WSW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.16 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.811 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.18 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.75 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.07 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.52 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.75 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.78 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.010 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.96 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.85 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.76 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13047 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.111 km S of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.810 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.86 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.58 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.65 km SSW of Gyovren, Bulgaria · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.84 km SW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.75 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.43 km SSE of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.16 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.36 km NW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.55 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.58 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.215 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.67 km ENE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.810 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13041 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.77 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.84 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.44 km SSE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.610 km ESE of Asproválta, Greece · 13093 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.618 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.3Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.94 km WSW of Rodolívos, Greece · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.13 km SSE of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 13101 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.5Greece-Bulgaria border region · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.24 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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