M3.3 earthquake 8 km NE of Vlachiótis, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Vlachiótis, Greece on Sat, May 12, 1990, 12:17 PM GMT+3 (09:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km NNE of Káto Glykóvrysi, 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
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-12 09:17:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.919° N, 22.767° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.24 km SE of Geráki, Greece · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.810 km NNE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 13292 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.350 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 13286 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.82 km NE of Árgos, Greece · 13286 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.562 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 13275 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Spétses, Greece · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.88 km WSW of Tolón, Greece · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004972. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.