Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 15 km WSW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Fry, Greece on Wed, Nov 14, 1990, 10:01 PM GMT+2 (20:01 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-11-14 20:01:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.366° N, 26.759° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.724 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13102 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.763 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.928 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13091 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.434 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13064 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.959 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13060 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.929 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13109 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13125 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.812 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13134 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.895 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13136 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004gy4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.