Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km ENE of Chios, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Chios, Greece on Sun, Jan 24, 1999, 6:44 PM GMT+2 (16:44 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km W of Vrontádos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-24 16:44:52 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.390° N, 26.200° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 10113 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.69 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.617 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 10077 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.631 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10075 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.68 km WNW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.48 km S of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.618 km NW of Urla, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 10124 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.617 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.317 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, Greece · 10131 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.73 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00091n2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.