M3.7 earthquake 9 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece on Sat, Dec 26, 1998, 2:20 PM GMT+2 (12:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 33 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-26 12:20:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.620° N, 26.420° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.430 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 10142 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.514 km SSE of Pátmos, Greece · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.833 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 10128 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009075. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.