M3.5 earthquake 102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Feb 12, 1991, 6:44 PM GMT+2 (16:44 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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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
- 1991-02-12 16:44:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.250° N, 26.370° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.294 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12986 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12983 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12983 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12983 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12969 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mvn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.