M3.1 earthquake 29 km ESE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Jul 3, 1990, 2:10 AM GMT+3 (23:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km NE of Psachná, 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-02 23:10:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.784° N, 24.861° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.154 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13218 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.516 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13215 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.136 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.149 km N of Andros, Greece · 13208 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004b9r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.