M4.0 earthquake 88 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 88 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Oct 10, 1990, 1:36 AM GMT+2 (23:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 71 km SW of Palaióchora, 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-09 23:36:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.773° N, 22.886° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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
- 4.471 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13139 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.3116 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13137 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.563 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13115 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.069 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13104 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fjv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.