M3.2 earthquake 7 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece on Sun, Dec 30, 1990, 6:00 AM GMT+2 (04:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-30 04:00:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.118° N, 20.542° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.211 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.88 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.423 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.811 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.713 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.829 km SSE of Gáïos, Greece · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.025 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.131 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.828 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.412 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.518 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 13014 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.012 km S of Póros, Greece · 13014 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.54 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 13014 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.623 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.816 km S of Póros, Greece · 13010 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.411 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.819 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13009 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.316 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.229 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 13009 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.610 km SW of Póros, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 3.825 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13061 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.622 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.95 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.09 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13085 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.553 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13087 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jz5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.