Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 18 km NE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Skýros, Greece on Fri, May 11, 1990, 11:33 PM GMT+3 (20:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 11 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-05-11 20:33:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.002° N, 24.736° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.430 km N of Psará, Greece · 13280 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.730 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 13278 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.146 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.411 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13264 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.611 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13264 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.89 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13264 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.37 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 13263 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.010 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13256 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.310 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.351 km N of Andros, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.947 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.437 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 13250 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.53 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13246 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.213 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.07 km W of Skópelos, Greece · 13243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.129 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.740 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13315 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000496g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.