Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 61 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 61 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Jan 14, 1990, 3:38 AM GMT+2 (01:38 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 49 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-01-14 01:38:49 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.056° N, 27.152° 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.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.253 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.051 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.656 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.851 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.148 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.859 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.754 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.460 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.858 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.458 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.958 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.854 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.751 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.660 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.755 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.355 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13411 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.361 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13409 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.843 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.759 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.557 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13408 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.253 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13408 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.260 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.248 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.359 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.857 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 4.253 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13402 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.017 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13402 days ago · 154 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.549 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13402 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 4.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 4.053 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13401 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.160 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13400 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 4.054 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 4.261 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 3.950 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 3.133 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.763 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 3.435 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 3.711 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.655 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13388 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 4.58 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 13387 days ago · 158 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 4.553 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13383 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 3.615 km NW of Datça, Turkey · 13382 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.254 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.653 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 3.752 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.652 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 3.943 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 3.452 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13377 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 4.356 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 3.658 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 4.454 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 4.649 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.749 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 3.247 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.943 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 4.347 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 3.659 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.759 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.761 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.553 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.752 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.158 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.057 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.049 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.858 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.456 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.560 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.858 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.558 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.051 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.359 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.053 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.855 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.952 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.656 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004482. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.