Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 15 km W of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15 km W of Psará, Greece on Sat, Dec 12, 1998, 7:06 AM GMT+2 (05:06 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-12-12 05:06:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.540° N, 25.380° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 10157 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.611 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 10145 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.333 km N of Andros, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.38 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 10124 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.036 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 10120 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.45 km ENE of Chios, Greece · 10115 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.15 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 10113 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.934 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 10112 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.352 km N of Andros, Greece · 10160 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.354 km N of Andros, Greece · 10162 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.245 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 10170 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.320 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 10172 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.637 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 10175 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008zgn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.