M3.3 earthquake 5 km WSW of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Spétses, Greece on Sun, Jun 17, 1990, 1:09 AM GMT+3 (22:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 1 km NNW of Arfará, 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
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-16 22:09:16 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.247° N, 23.104° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.88 km WSW of Tolón, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.62 km S of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 13250 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.327 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.226 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004akx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.