M2.9 earthquake 16 km NE of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Skýros, Greece on Sat, Dec 29, 1990, 4:12 PM GMT+2 (14:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km ENE 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-29 14:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.009° N, 24.701° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.812 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.548 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13056 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.924 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.832 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.515 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.5Aegean Sea · 13036 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.90 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 13029 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.847 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.147 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jxz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.