M4.3 earthquake 39 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, May 13, 1990, 5:07 PM GMT+3 (14:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 38 km ESE of Palekastro, 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
- 1990-05-13 14:07:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.4 km (20.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.876° N, 26.441° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9Crete, Greece · 13254 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.438 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 13236 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000498t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.