Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km NW of Velventós, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Velventós, Greece on Sat, Sep 15, 1990, 11:21 PM GMT+3 (20:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km NNE of Grizáno, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-09-15 20:21:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.332° N, 21.973° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of Melíti, Greece · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.18 km E of Ptolema?da, Greece · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.06 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 13115 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.84 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.410 km NNE of Grizáno, Greece · 13109 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.24 km SE of Grevená, Greece · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.96 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.510 km WSW of Empório, Greece · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.38 km E of Léchovo, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.75 km ENE of Filótas, Greece · 13195 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004es3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.