M3.8 earthquake 53 km S of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 53 km S of Koróni, Greece on Thu, Dec 31, 1998, 7:21 AM GMT+2 (05:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km SSE of Vlachópoulo, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-31 05:21:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.319° N, 21.854° 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
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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
- 3.218 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 10135 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.436 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 10125 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.138 km W of Methóni, Greece · 10109 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.495 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 10106 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.114 km SSE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 10102 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.120 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 10100 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.665 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.358 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10084 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090dj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.