M3.7 earthquake 68 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Jan 8, 1990, 4:42 AM GMT+2 (02:42 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km NW of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-08 02:42:30 UTC
- Depth
- 69.2 km (43.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.569° N, 26.262° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.88 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.722 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.55 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 13412 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.8118 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13408 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.750 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.4Crete, Greece · 13406 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.564 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13372 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.711 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.8103 km S of Fry, Greece · 13369 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.972 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 13360 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004405. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.