M3.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Pétra, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Pétra, Greece on Wed, Mar 28, 1990, 2:34 PM GMT+3 (11:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSW of Eresós, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-28 11:34:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.347° N, 26.186° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.346 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13328 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.430 km N of Psará, Greece · 13280 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.730 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 13278 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 3.622 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13339 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.544 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.840 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.441 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.240 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13351 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000475z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.