Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 54 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 54 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Mar 17, 1990, 7:56 PM GMT+2 (17:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 46 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-03-17 17:56:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.988° N, 27.315° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.549 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.756 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 13334 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.660 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13322 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.648 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13318 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.746 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13317 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.130 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 13315 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.727 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 13314 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13300 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.237 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13300 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.044 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13298 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.055 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13298 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.154 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 13298 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.026 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13298 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.034 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13298 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.155 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13297 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.027 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13297 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.947 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13297 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.054 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13294 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.759 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13291 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.946 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13350 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.252 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13350 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.351 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13351 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.421 km W of Fry, Greece · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.219 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13353 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.552 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.056 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13353 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.428 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.113 km SE of Fry, Greece · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.651 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.121 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13357 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.356 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.559 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13365 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.844 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.448 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.430 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 13370 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.954 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13371 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.443 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13371 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.256 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13372 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046rh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.