M3.3 earthquake 27 km ESE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Mon, Jan 15, 1990, 10:19 PM GMT+2 (20:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 40 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-15 20:19:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.769° N, 24.831° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.143 km SSW of Mýrina, Greece · 13403 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.233 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13391 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13387 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.122 km E of Skýros, Greece · 13366 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.747 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13360 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.927 km N of Kými, Greece · 13354 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.240 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13351 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044b1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.