Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 8 km S of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km S of Sykiá, Greece on Mon, Jan 29, 1990, 3:01 PM GMT+2 (13:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-01-29 13:01:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.964° N, 23.936° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.27 km E of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.39 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 13390 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.215 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 13390 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.56 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13390 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.841 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13389 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.73 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 13385 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.333 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 13385 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.95 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.07 km W of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.210 km NW of Stratónion, Greece · 13365 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.36 km WNW of Stratónion, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.410 km SSW of Karyes, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.227 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 13361 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSE of Arnaía, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.16 km SSE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13356 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.611 km ENE of Galátista, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.54 km SSW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13356 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.225 km E of Zagorá, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.46 km SE of Kassándreia, Greece · 13351 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.35 km WNW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13351 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.0Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.69 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 13339 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.420 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 13339 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.836 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13338 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.93 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.411 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 13336 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.324 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13336 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.211 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13336 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.616 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 13335 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.233 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 13397 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.016 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.143 km SSW of Mýrina, Greece · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.513 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.514 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.615 km NNE of Kanália, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.735 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.422 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 13419 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044v9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.