Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 29 km SSW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Fry, Greece on Wed, Nov 14, 1990, 2:40 PM GMT+2 (12:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-11-14 12:40:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.192° N, 26.745° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.715 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.724 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13103 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.763 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13095 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.928 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13093 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.434 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13065 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.959 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13061 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13110 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13126 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.812 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13135 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.895 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13137 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004gxb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.