M3.5 earthquake 63 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Nov 5, 1990, 9:13 PM GMT+2 (19:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 49 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-05 19:13:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.948° N, 23.071° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.069 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13104 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.649 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13071 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.323 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13066 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 4.319 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 13123 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3116 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13137 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.471 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13139 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.088 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004gjm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.