M4.0 earthquake 104 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Jan 21, 1990, 3:54 PM GMT+2 (13:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 24 km SE of Fry, 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
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-21 13:54:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.830° N, 28.015° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.8105 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 13391 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.8103 km S of Fry, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.428 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044ja. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.