M3.3 earthquake southern Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Sat, Dec 29, 1990, 12:23 AM GMT+2 (22:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-28 22:23:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.582° N, 21.985° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.88 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.812 km S of Lidoríki, Greece · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.67 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.79 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.011 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.710 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.15 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13049 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.811 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.86 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13047 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.815 km SSE of Karyés, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.06 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.013 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 13037 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.76 km N of Koutsopódi, Greece · 13037 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.713 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.00 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.912 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.513 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Leonídio, Greece · 13014 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.54 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13014 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.819 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13009 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jx1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.