M4.2 earthquake 47 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Mar 19, 1991, 10:06 PM GMT+2 (20:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km SSE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-03-19 20:06:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.777° N, 26.357° 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
- 4.841 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12981 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.778 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12968 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.648 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 12938 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004p97. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.