M3.8 earthquake 26 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece on Wed, Aug 29, 1990, 9:14 AM GMT+3 (06:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km SE of Palekastro, 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-29 06:14:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.425° N, 25.943° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.532 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13175 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.611 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 13169 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.944 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.95 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.957 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13152 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.77 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Profítis Ilías, Greece · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.812 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13133 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004e1q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.