Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 19 km SE of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Fry, Greece on Thu, Mar 15, 1990, 4:28 AM GMT+2 (02:28 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 60 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-03-15 02:28:56 UTC
Depth
37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.281° N, 27.053° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.421 km W of Fry, Greece · 13351 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.351 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13351 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.252 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13350 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.454 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13350 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.9Crete, Greece · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.6107 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.549 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.051 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 13345 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.552 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13324 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.660 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13322 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.251 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13321 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13300 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.055 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13298 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.154 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 13297 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13297 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.054 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13294 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.339 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13293 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.552 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.056 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.428 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.113 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.651 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.121 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13357 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.356 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.559 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.8103 km S of Fry, Greece · 13369 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.448 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.430 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.954 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.711 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13371 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.445 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13373 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.858 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13374 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.353 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13375 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.749 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046md. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.