M4.1 earthquake 58 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 58 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Sep 6, 1990, 2:34 AM GMT+3 (23:34 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, 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
- 1990-09-05 23:34:01 UTC
- Depth
- 26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.162° N, 23.041° 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.
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.486 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 13174 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.914 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13172 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.639 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.123 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13149 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.088 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13139 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3116 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13137 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ebx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.