Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 58 km S of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 58 km S of Fry, Greece on Tue, Feb 5, 1991, 1:02 AM GMT+2 (23:02 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 42 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-04 23:02:33 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.895° N, 26.852° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.939 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.5102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12995 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.294 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12986 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.1112 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12968 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12968 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mk2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.