M4.4 earthquake 5 km N of Dhrosiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 5 km N of Dhrosiá, Greece on Sat, Jan 27, 1990, 9:52 PM GMT+2 (19:52 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-27 19:52:40 UTC
- Depth
- 21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.532° N, 23.550° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76 km SSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.51 km WSW of Kárystos, Greece · 13393 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.39 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.73 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 13387 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.27 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.95 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.49 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 13364 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.09 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.227 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.55 km WSW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 13357 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.927 km N of Kými, Greece · 13356 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.62 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.63 km N of Khalkoútsion, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 13348 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.829 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13348 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.120 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.69 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.233 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.31 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13402 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.69 km N of Psachná, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.98 km SE of Sofikón, Greece · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.211 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 13422 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.67 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13423 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.917 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13427 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044t4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.