M4.2 earthquake 135 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 135 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Oct 26, 1990, 5:37 AM GMT+2 (03:37 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-26 03:37:27 UTC
- Depth
- 41.9 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.795° N, 25.921° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13125 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.8122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.091 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.0111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004g62. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.