M3.5 earthquake 111 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 111 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, May 28, 1991, 3:43 PM GMT+3 (12:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 41 km SE of Ierápetra, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-28 12:43:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.205° N, 26.469° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1126 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.095 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12867 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.541 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12856 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s6m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.