M4.3 earthquake 19 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 19 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Sun, Oct 28, 1990, 10:46 PM GMT+2 (20:46 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 49 km SW of Palaióchora, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-28 20:46:45 UTC
- Depth
- 66.6 km (41.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.661° N, 24.049° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.563 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13115 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.614 km S of Moíres, Greece · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.880 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 13073 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.649 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13072 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.323 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13066 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 3.310 km N of Violí Charáki, Greece · 13132 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.816 km E of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 13133 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13139 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.123 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13149 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004g99. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.