Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 9 km NE of Psachná, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Psachná, Greece on Fri, Jul 27, 1990, 8:55 PM GMT+3 (17:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-07-27 17:55:58 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.648° N, 23.716° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Athens.

From the USGS event page for usp0004cmk. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.516 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 13215 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.85 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.818 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.97 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.82 km N of Afrátion, Greece · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.80 km SSE of Áyios Nikólaos, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.813 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.32 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.019 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.313 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.018 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.028 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.815 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.83 km S of Mantoúdi, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.09 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13178 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.17 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.018 km SSW of Skópelos, Greece · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.818 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.47 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.010 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13236 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.538 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 13238 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.46 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.07 km W of Skópelos, Greece · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.213 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 13244 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.76 km NW of Roviés, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.53 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13245 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cmk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.