Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Feb 23, 1990, 3:27 AM GMT+2 (01:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km W of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-02-23 01:27:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.262° N, 23.174° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 13372 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.342 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13371 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.444 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.57 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.524 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.547 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.656 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13364 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.540 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.545 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.8119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 13330 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13313 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.249 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.61 km SE of Pithári, Greece · 13388 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045t8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.