Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 24 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Tue, Nov 20, 1990, 2:58 AM GMT+2 (00:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km SE of Palekastro, 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
1990-11-20 00:58:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.499° N, 26.678° 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.

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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. 4.239 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 13097 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.928 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13091 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.434 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13064 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.715 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.929 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13109 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004h46. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.