M4.1 earthquake 59 km S of Moíres, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 59 km S of Moíres, Greece on Tue, Feb 20, 1990, 1:18 AM GMT+2 (23:18 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 64 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-02-19 23:18:14 UTC
- Depth
- 64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.517° N, 24.873° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.564 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13372 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.083 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.972 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.60 km NE of Irákleion, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045nq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.