M3.5 earthquake 32 km N of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32 km N of Sitia, Greece on Fri, Sep 7, 1990, 1:23 PM GMT+3 (10:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km SE 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-07 10:23:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.503° N, 26.100° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.611 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 13169 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.944 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.95 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.957 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13152 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.77 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Profítis Ilías, Greece · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.812 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 13134 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.271 km N of Sitia, Greece · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004edj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.