M3.8 earthquake 122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Oct 28, 1990, 5:02 PM GMT+2 (15:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 91 km S of Néa Anatolí, 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
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-28 15:02:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.937° N, 26.056° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.091 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.0111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13125 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.7130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.2135 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.5116 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.2102 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4116 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 13127 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.895 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13136 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004g8w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.