Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 34 km SE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Dec 27, 1990, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-27 17:40:32 UTC
Depth
54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.941° N, 26.471° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13024 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.939 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.5102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.928 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13091 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jv5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.