Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, Feb 2, 1991, 6:20 PM GMT+2 (16:20 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-02 16:20:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.143° N, 26.240° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.958 km S of Fry, Greece · 13025 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.430 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.934 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.721 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.720 km NW of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.220 km S of Fry, Greece · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.939 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.635 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.5102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.78 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.82 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.911 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 12996 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 5.294 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12987 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.954 km S of Fry, Greece · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 5.642 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.247 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12969 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.910 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13028 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.09 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 13029 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.244 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 13047 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.865 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mg7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.