Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 53 km S of Mandráki, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km S of Mandráki, Greece on Mon, Feb 12, 1990, 5:42 PM GMT+2 (15:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 49 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-02-12 15:42:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.131° N, 27.153° 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.

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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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.615 km NW of Datça, Turkey · 13382 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.254 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.653 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.752 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.652 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.943 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.452 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13377 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.356 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.658 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13377 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.454 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.649 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.749 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.247 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.943 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.347 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.353 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.858 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13375 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.445 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13373 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13372 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.443 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.954 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13371 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.430 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 3.448 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.844 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13365 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.559 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 3.356 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.524 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.121 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13357 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.651 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.113 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.056 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.552 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 4.219 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13353 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.421 km W of Fry, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 4.351 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13351 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.252 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13350 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.946 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13350 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.454 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13350 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.549 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.58 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 13387 days ago · 158 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.655 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13388 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.711 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.435 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.763 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.133 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.950 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.261 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.054 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.160 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13400 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.053 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13401 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.549 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13402 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.017 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13402 days ago · 154 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.857 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.359 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.248 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.260 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.253 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13408 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045cu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.