M3.2 earthquake 26 km S of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26 km S of Spétses, Greece on Mon, Aug 6, 1990, 4:47 PM GMT+3 (13:47 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-06 13:47:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.026° N, 23.166° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13176 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.031 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.739 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d1j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.