M2.8 earthquake 20 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece on Thu, Nov 1, 1990, 8:19 PM GMT+2 (18:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km N of Patitírion, 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
- 1990-11-01 18:19:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.301° N, 23.681° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.89 km SE of Istiaía, Greece · 13115 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.79 km NNE of Stylída, Greece · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.23 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13108 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.019 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.122 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 13101 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.825 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13097 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.920 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.928 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.333 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.940 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13092 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.98 km NE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.63 km SSE of Livanátes, Greece · 13083 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.616 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.218 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.319 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.61 km S of Almyrós, Greece · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.18 km E of Rizómylos, Greece · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.84 km ESE of Rizómylos, Greece · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.926 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.129 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.916 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 2.533 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13134 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.212 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.19 km ENE of Afrátion, Greece · 13139 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.50 km ENE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13140 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.17 km NE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.95 km E of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.49 km SW of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.615 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ge6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.