Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 50 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, Feb 4, 1990, 1:22 AM GMT+2 (23:22 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-02-03 23:22:45 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.890° N, 20.012° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.029 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.635 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13385 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.532 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13384 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.1Ionian Sea · 13382 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.06 km SW of Itháki, Greece · 13373 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.812 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 13361 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.49 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.123 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.314 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13339 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.123 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13393 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.3Ionian Sea · 13407 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.344 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13409 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.4Ionian Sea · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.220 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13416 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000451p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.