M4.1 earthquake 68 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 1:21 AM GMT+2 (23:21 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Ionian Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-11 23:21:15 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.830° N, 19.813° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Ionian Sea · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.713 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.110 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.46 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13108 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.016 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.553 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13087 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fn6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.