M3.6 earthquake 16 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Wed, Mar 24, 1999, 11:03 PM GMT+2 (21:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 33 km E of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-03-24 21:03:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.703° N, 25.802° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.630 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 10054 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.730 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 10054 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.619 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 10054 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.333 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 10040 days ago · 160 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.530 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 10039 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.18 km NE of Oía, Greece · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.50 km W of Firá, Greece · 10014 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000953u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.