Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 28 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Aug 16, 1990, 6:30 AM GMT+3 (03:30 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-16 03:30:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.785° N, 24.851° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.251 km N of Andros, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.153 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.933 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.149 km N of Andros, Greece · 13208 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.136 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.3Aegean Sea · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.516 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13216 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.09 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dfa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.