M3.6 earthquake 50 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece on Tue, Dec 15, 1998, 1:58 AM GMT+2 (23:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-14 23:58:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.911° N, 25.572° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.515 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 10139 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.940 km N of Sitia, Greece · 10134 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.515 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 10099 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.755 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 10158 days ago · 145 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.650 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 10162 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.59 km SSE of Mália, Greece · 10172 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.551 km SW of Astypálaia, Greece · 10181 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.426 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 10181 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008zmz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.