M3.6 earthquake 23 km N of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Aug 12, 1990, 4:23 PM GMT+3 (13:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km SSE of Fry, 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
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-12 13:23:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.406° N, 26.268° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.510 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.826 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 13185 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.532 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13176 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.611 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 13170 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.944 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.143 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.95 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.957 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13152 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004da8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.