Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 28 km WSW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Fry, Greece on Fri, Nov 30, 1990, 1:05 PM GMT+2 (11:05 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
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-11-30 11:05:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.298° N, 26.648° 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. 4.434 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13065 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13047 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13047 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.724 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13103 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.715 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.929 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13110 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hkg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.