M3.1 earthquake 36 km SE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Jul 31, 1990, 8:06 PM GMT+3 (17:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km WSW 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
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-31 17:06:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.693° N, 24.889° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.149 km N of Andros, Greece · 13208 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.516 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13216 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.129 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004csp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.