M3.8 earthquake 12 km S of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Oct 19, 1990, 4:26 AM GMT+2 (02:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km WSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-19 02:26:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.083° N, 26.257° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13125 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 13109 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.419 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.929 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.715 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13107 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.724 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13102 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.928 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 13091 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fx7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.