M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSW of Aianí, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Aianí, Greece on Mon, Dec 28, 1998, 6:54 PM GMT+2 (16:54 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km NNW of Fíki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-28 16:54:34 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.110° N, 21.790° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.910 km E of Zárkos, Greece · 10142 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.111 km WSW of Krókos, Greece · 10139 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.114 km E of Grevená, Greece · 10122 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.812 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 10106 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.19 km SE of Siátista, Greece · 10106 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.08 km ESE of Akriní, Greece · 10106 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.46 km NNW of Fíki, Greece · 10096 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.23 km E of Mavrochóri, Greece · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000909r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.