M4.4 earthquake 33 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Jun 15, 1990, 1:15 AM GMT+3 (22:15 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-14 22:15:17 UTC
- Depth
- 40.2 km (25.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.672° N, 21.377° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.432 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 13259 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.132 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13241 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.814 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13212 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.81 km NNW of Arfará, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Áris, Greece · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.11 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 13204 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ah6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.