M4.3 earthquake 23 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Dec 24, 1990, 4:51 PM GMT+2 (14:51 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 96 km SW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-24 14:51:01 UTC
- Depth
- 63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.117° N, 23.466° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.026 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 13021 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.321 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 13020 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.496 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13016 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.519 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jqu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.