M4.6 earthquake 39 km S of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 39 km S of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Sep 14, 1990, 10:37 AM GMT+3 (07:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-14 07:37:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.795° N, 23.017° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.123 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13149 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.091 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 13123 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.563 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13115 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.914 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13172 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.486 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13173 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.158 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13176 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.534 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 13176 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.443 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 13189 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.231 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004eq0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.