M3.6 earthquake 11 km S of Polichnítos, Greece

Magnitude

3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Dec 25, 1998, 6:11 AM GMT+2

UTC

1998-12-25 04:11:31 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.980° N, 26.180° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Mytilene, GreecePopulation 28,322. Forecast35 kmWSW
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast94 kmNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast104 kmNW

After

1. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, GreeceFri, Dec 25, 2:37 PM GMT+2 · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.73 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyThu, Dec 31, 7:44 PM GMT+2 · 10139 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, TurkeyFri, Jan 1, 8:33 PM GMT+2 · 10138 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
4. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, GreeceFri, Jan 8, 2:40 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
5. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 10:11 AM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
6. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 10:34 AM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
7. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 12:53 PM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
9. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, GreeceSun, Jan 10, 4:17 PM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
10. 3.87 km NNE of Zeytinda?, TurkeyMon, Jan 11, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 3.317 km WNW of ?zmir, TurkeyTue, Jan 12, 7:25 AM GMT+2 · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
12. 3.617 km WSW of Menemen, TurkeyTue, Jan 12, 7:27 AM GMT+2 · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
13. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyWed, Jan 13, 8:41 AM GMT+2 · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyThu, Jan 14, 1:13 AM GMT+2 · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
15. 3.38 km SSE of Psará, GreeceThu, Jan 14, 8:10 PM GMT+2 · 10125 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
16. 3.16 km E of Ayvac?k, TurkeyFri, Jan 15, 1:05 PM GMT+2 · 10124 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
17. 3.06 km SSE of Behram, TurkeyWed, Jan 20, 7:56 PM GMT+2 · 10119 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
18. 3.45 km ENE of Chios, GreeceSun, Jan 24, 6:44 PM GMT+2 · 10115 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
19. 3.15 km NNW of Psará, GreeceTue, Jan 26, 1:04 AM GMT+2 · 10114 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
20. 3.69 km W of Vrontádos, GreeceSat, Feb 13, 6:29 PM GMT+2 · 10095 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
21. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, GreeceTue, Feb 16, 5:38 PM GMT+2 · 10092 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
22. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, GreeceWed, Feb 17, 2:05 AM GMT+2 · 10092 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

1. 3.514 km SSW of Psará, GreeceSun, Dec 13, 10:08 AM GMT+2 · 10157 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
2. 3.715 km W of Psará, GreeceSat, Dec 12, 7:06 AM GMT+2 · 10158 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000904n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.