M3.1 earthquake 11 km WSW of Krókos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Krókos, Greece on Thu, Dec 31, 1998, 9:46 AM GMT+2 (07:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-31 07:46:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.230° N, 21.690° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.014 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania · 10128 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.114 km E of Grevená, Greece · 10122 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.19 km SE of Siátista, Greece · 10106 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.08 km ESE of Akriní, Greece · 10106 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.46 km NNW of Fíki, Greece · 10096 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.23 km E of Mavrochóri, Greece · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 2.910 km E of Zárkos, Greece · 10142 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.96 km SSW of Aianí, Greece · 10142 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.84 km SSE of Tsotíli, Greece · 10151 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.26 km NNW of Grevená, Greece · 10160 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.05 km WSW of Filótas, Greece · 10168 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090dq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.