Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 6 km WNW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Émponas, Greece on Thu, Dec 13, 1990, 2:57 AM GMT+2 (00:57 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-13 00:57:41 UTC
Depth
71.9 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.245° N, 27.789° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.812 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.910 km W of Émponas, Greece · 13054 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.036 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 13033 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.465 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.85 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 13083 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.239 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13097 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.740 km W of Émponas, Greece · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.819 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 13102 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.820 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 13103 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.810 km WSW of Archángelos, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004j1y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.