Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km NW of Míthymna, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Sun, Nov 15, 1998, 2:41 PM GMT+2 (12:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km W of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-11-15 12:41:12 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.470° N, 26.000° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 10186 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.411 km NE of Pámfila, Greece · 10182 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.637 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 10176 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.611 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 10146 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 10146 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, Greece · 10133 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.9Aegean Sea · 10128 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.417 km S of Geyikli, Turkey · 10192 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.415 km N of Dikili, Turkey · 10192 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.04 km NE of Agiásos, Greece · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.811 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 10196 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.629 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 10214 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008y8b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.