M3.4 earthquake 44 km SE of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Jun 22, 1990, 3:58 AM GMT+3 (00:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km E of Kalýves, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-22 00:58:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.877° N, 23.345° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.327 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.57 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 13225 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.231 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004au7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.