Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Sat, Jan 20, 1990, 11:23 PM GMT+2 (21:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 64 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-01-20 21:23:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.954° N, 26.114° 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.

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.253 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13402 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.435 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.711 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13394 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.564 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13372 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.711 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.8103 km S of Fry, Greece · 13369 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13365 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.972 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.121 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13357 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.113 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.428 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.60 km NE of Irákleion, Greece · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.219 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13353 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.421 km W of Fry, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.351 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13351 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.9Crete, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.6107 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.750 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.8118 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13408 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.55 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.722 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.88 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.768 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13419 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.265 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13420 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.79 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13426 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044h2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.