M2.7 earthquake 40 km SE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Skýros, Greece on Fri, Apr 20, 1990, 3:11 AM GMT+3 (00:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSW of Eresós, 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
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-04-20 00:11:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.692° N, 24.937° 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
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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.018 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 13293 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.430 km N of Psará, Greece · 13280 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.730 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 13278 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.146 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.351 km N of Andros, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.947 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000486e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.