M4.1 earthquake 50 km S of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 50 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, May 28, 1991, 2:49 AM GMT+3 (23:49 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-27 23:49:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.744° N, 26.228° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Crete, Greece · 12913 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.5111 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12913 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.095 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12868 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.541 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 12857 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s5m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.