Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 54 km S of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 54 km S of Fry, Greece on Sat, Mar 16, 1991, 11:43 PM GMT+2 (21:43 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
1991-03-16 21:43:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.925° N, 26.874° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.629 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.1112 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12969 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12968 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.899 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 12962 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.1128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 12948 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.648 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12938 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.633 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 12925 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.294 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12986 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12995 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13012 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004p50. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.