M3.5 earthquake 9 km E of Sparta, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km E of Sparta, Greece on Wed, Aug 8, 1990, 12:34 PM GMT+3 (09:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-08 09:34:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.070° N, 22.538° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13204 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13176 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.317 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.020 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13160 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.716 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.113 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.814 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.226 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.814 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13212 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.327 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d3t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.