December 21, 1990 Earthquake: Edhessa, Kilkis, Greece
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Edhessa, Kilkis, Greece on December 21, 1990 at 06:57:42 UTC, 13 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 21, 1990
- Time
- 06:57:42 UTC
- Place
- Edhessa, Kilkis, Greece
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 13 km (8 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.004° N, 22.300° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 60
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killled, at least 60 injured and damage in the Edhessa-Kilkis area, Greece. Several people injured and some buildings damaged (VII) in the Gevgelija-Strumica area. Felt (VII) at Begorci and Dojron; (VI) at Kavodarci and Strumica; (V) at Bitola, Stip, Berava, Ohrid and Titav Veles; (IV) at Skopje, Gastivar. Tetava and Kumanava. Felt at Lorisa, Greece
and Karca, Pagradeci and Tirana, Albania. Also felt at
Mikhailavgrad and Plavdiv and (IV) at Sofia. Bulgaria. Felt (III) at Bucharest, Romania. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- September 26, 1932, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki), Greece
- January 28, 1931, Korce, Albania
- June 20, 1978, Thessaloniki, Greece
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- April 30, 1954, Sophades (Karditsa), Greece
- April 20, 1954, Greece
- November 30, 1967, Albania
- February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- May 1, 1967, Greece
- April 19, 1955, Drakia-Agria (Magnesia), Greece
- April 21, 1955, Aegean Sea, Greece
- July 5, 1902, Thessaloniki, Greece
- March 8, 1957, Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia), Greece
- April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5270.