Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26 km SE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Sykiá, Greece on Wed, Dec 19, 1990, 1:30 PM GMT+2 (11:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-19 11:30:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.853° N, 24.134° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.129 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.812 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.548 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13056 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.924 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.76 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13048 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.111 km S of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.832 km N of Skýros, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.810 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.814 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.311 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSE of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.015 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.5Aegean Sea · 13035 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.245 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13032 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.3Aegean Sea · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.845 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13031 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.238 km NE of Zagorá, Greece · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.3Aegean Sea · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.145 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13031 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.918 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.847 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 3.343 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.07 km ENE of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 13012 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.319 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.616 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.940 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.84 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.333 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.44 km SSE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.610 km ESE of Asproválta, Greece · 13093 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.618 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.3Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.928 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.920 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.825 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13094 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.96 km SE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 13100 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.437 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13100 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jbj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.