M3.4 earthquake 86 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 86 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Sep 8, 1990, 7:55 AM GMT+3 (04:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-08 04:55:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.162° N, 22.737° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.914 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13173 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.639 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.123 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13150 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.088 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13140 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3116 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13138 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.091 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 13124 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.563 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13116 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004een. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.