M3.8 earthquake 65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Jan 4, 1991, 10:13 PM GMT+2 (20:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km S of Fry, 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
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-04 20:13:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.647° N, 26.513° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13025 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.939 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.5102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004k7c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.