Greece earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 1 km NNW of Arfará, Greece

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Arfará, Greece on Wed, Aug 8, 1990, 3:35 AM GMT+3 (00:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-08 00:35:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.171° N, 22.039° 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 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.59 km E of Sparta, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13204 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.148 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.317 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.740 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13169 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.16 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.528 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.020 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13160 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.716 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 13156 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.113 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.814 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.746 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13147 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.119 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.35 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.814 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13212 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.910 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 13222 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.319 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.112 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 13228 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d3d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.