Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 37 km E of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 37 km E of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 1990, 9:27 PM GMT+3 (18:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km WSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-09-20 18:27:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.555° N, 27.622° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.755 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.757 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.949 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13111 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.810 km WSW of Archángelos, Greece · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13109 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.929 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.715 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13108 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.231 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13164 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.143 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.729 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13173 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.827 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13176 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.735 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13176 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.941 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13186 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.849 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13186 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.841 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13186 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.647 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 13186 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.448 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 13187 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.726 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 13189 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ex0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.