Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 34 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sun, Jun 20, 1993, 8:51 PM GMT+3 (17:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km NW of Alia?a, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-06-20 17:51:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.825° N, 25.952° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.329 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12158 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.311 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 12156 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.57 km SSE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12149 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.327 km S of Thymianá, Greece · 12149 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.411 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.715 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.17 km SE of Behram, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.99 km NNW of Foça, Turkey · 12124 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.23 km NW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12124 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.54 km N of Alia?a, Turkey · 12123 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.95 km SSE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12121 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.718 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.99 km SSE of Behram, Turkey · 12111 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.313 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 12111 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.810 km N of Yenifoça, Turkey · 12106 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.714 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 12101 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.618 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.21 km N of Behram, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.04 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.98 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.213 km SW of Geyikli, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.115 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 12181 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.319 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.14 km S of Foça, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.810 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.07 km NNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.816 km S of Plomári, Greece · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005uxd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.