Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece on Sun, Mar 21, 1993, 6:56 AM GMT+2 (04:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km NW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-03-21 04:56:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.566° N, 25.946° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.66 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 12251 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.219 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 12245 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.93 km NW of Plomári, Greece · 12242 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.49 km W of Plomári, Greece · 12242 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.538 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 12239 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.530 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 12234 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.624 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 12232 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.241 km N of Psará, Greece · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.815 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12210 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.817 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12210 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.86 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.312 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.66 km ESE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.14 km E of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12196 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.410 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12191 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.79 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 12251 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 12260 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.119 km S of Plomári, Greece · 12270 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.013 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.315 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005pwb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.