Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 44 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Jan 14, 1991, 6:46 AM GMT+2 (04:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km S of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-01-14 04:46:31 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.568° N, 26.452° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.131 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 13040 days ago · 151 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.030 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.457 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.356 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13027 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.76 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13024 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.928 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 13011 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12995 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.622 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.434 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 13063 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004knu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.