M3.6 earthquake Crete, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Sat, Aug 4, 1990, 10:59 PM GMT+3 (19:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 71 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-04 19:59:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.186° N, 24.727° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.171 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 13203 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.719 km ENE of Pánormos, Greece · 13202 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.231 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.068 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 13183 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.611 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 13169 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cyw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.