M2.4 earthquake 8 km S of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km S of Sykiá, Greece on Sun, Aug 12, 1990, 4:50 AM GMT+3 (01:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km SSE of Sykiá, 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
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-12 01:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.961° N, 23.947° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.49 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.910 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.99 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.03 km S of Néa Flogitá, Greece · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.56 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.112 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13178 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.09 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.217 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13171 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.230 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.325 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 13170 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.86 km SSE of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 13167 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.28 km NNE of Néa Fókaia, Greece · 13142 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.89 km SSE of Kalýves Polygýrou, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.64 km ESE of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 13142 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.13 km NNW of Kalýves Polygýrou, Greece · 13142 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.115 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Sykiá, Greece · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.019 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.813 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.61 km NNE of Ierissós, Greece · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.310 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.16 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.8Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.01 km WSW of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.07 km NE of Asproválta, Greece · 13229 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d9b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.