M3.7 earthquake 63 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Wed, Nov 28, 1990, 11:10 AM GMT+2 (09:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km ESE of Karpathos, 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-28 09:10:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.199° N, 27.801° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.959 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13059 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.063 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hgx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.