Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Mon, Feb 8, 1999, 12:36 AM GMT+2 (22:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-07 22:36:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.059° N, 23.334° 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.

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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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.57 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.513 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.9Aegean Sea · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.613 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.77 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10101 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.913 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.110 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 10077 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.71 km W of Fílla, Greece · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Aegean Sea · 10101 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.611 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 10101 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.7Greece · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.13 km NE of Mólos, Greece · 10108 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.110 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 10110 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.03 km E of Kými, Greece · 10110 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.910 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 10115 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.05 km SSE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10117 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.011 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10117 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.216 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 10125 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092eq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.