Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 34 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Fry, Greece on Thu, Feb 7, 1991, 6:56 AM GMT+2 (04:56 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1991-02-07 04:56:42 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.606° N, 26.621° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13012 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12995 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12984 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13024 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.036 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.131 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 13040 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13046 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mng. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.