M3.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Sísion, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Sísion, Greece on Thu, Sep 13, 1990, 6:47 AM GMT+3 (03:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km E of Palekastro, 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
- 1990-09-13 03:47:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.406° N, 25.488° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.95 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.77 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Profítis Ilías, Greece · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.812 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13134 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.310 km N of Violí Charáki, Greece · 13133 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13125 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004enh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.