M2.9 earthquake 10 km SW of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Spétses, Greece on Sat, Jul 21, 1990, 2:10 AM GMT+3 (23:10 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-20 23:10:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.194° N, 23.076° 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
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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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.35 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.226 km S of Spétses, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13205 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13177 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.031 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.739 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ca6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.