M3.9 earthquake 48 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece on Thu, Jul 19, 1990, 3:44 PM GMT+3 (12:44 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-19 12:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.741° N, 23.569° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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
- 3.57 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 13225 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.158 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13177 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.486 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13174 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.914 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13173 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c7n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.