M4.0 earthquake Crete, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Tue, May 28, 1991, 12:27 PM GMT+3 (09:27 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 41 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-28 09:27:40 UTC
- Depth
- 52.2 km (32.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.256° N, 26.304° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5111 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12913 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.095 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12867 days ago · 61 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.541 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12856 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s69. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.