M4.2 earthquake 51 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 51 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Apr 15, 1990, 1:29 AM GMT+3 (22:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 39 km SSE of Palekastro, 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-04-14 22:29:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.748° N, 26.396° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.339 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13294 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.047 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 13276 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 3.552 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13325 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.66 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.051 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 13345 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.6107 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.9Crete, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.421 km W of Fry, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00047y2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.