Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Sun, Dec 27, 1998, 3:04 AM GMT+2 (01:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-12-27 01:04:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.730° N, 23.760° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.520 km NNE of Kanália, Greece · 10142 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.426 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.216 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 10125 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.438 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece · 10125 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.011 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10117 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.05 km SSE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10117 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.910 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 10115 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.7Greece · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.611 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 10101 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.6Aegean Sea · 10101 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.1Aegean Sea · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.57 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.513 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.9Aegean Sea · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.613 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.77 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.913 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.28 km N of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 10145 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.230 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.021 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 10145 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.448 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 10167 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.547 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 10167 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009080. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.