M2.7 earthquake 39 km SE of Ýdra, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Ýdra, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 1990, 5:33 AM GMT+3 (02:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 55 km SW of Adámas, 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
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-16 02:33:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.117° N, 23.797° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km NE of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.455 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004esc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.