M3.6 earthquake 22 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece on Mon, Mar 26, 1990, 2:43 PM GMT+3 (11:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey. 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
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-26 11:43:26 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.541° N, 26.063° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.62 km NNE of Pétra, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.346 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.016 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13299 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.430 km N of Psará, Greece · 13280 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.544 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.840 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.441 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.240 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13351 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.932 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000473d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.