Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 116 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 116 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Oct 26, 1990, 2:17 AM GMT+2 (00:17 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-10-26 00:17:50 UTC
Depth
30.9 km (19.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.979° N, 25.941° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2135 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.7130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13125 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.8122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.091 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.0111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.2102 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.4116 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13128 days ago · 34 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004g5w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.