M4.1 earthquake 76 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Apr 22, 1990, 6:29 PM GMT+3 (15:29 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 52 km W of Palaióchora, 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
- 1990-04-22 15:29:30 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.083° N, 22.865° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00048as. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.