M5.2 earthquake 94 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Mar 15, 1991, 5:24 AM GMT+2 (03:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 42 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-03-15 03:24:09 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.343° N, 26.389° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 81 stations |
| 5.47 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.32 |
Did you feel it?
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 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12969 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.648 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12939 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004p2k (also filed as iscgem338545). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.