M3.5 earthquake 48 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Tue, Aug 3, 1999, 2:43 PM GMT+3 (11:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 26 km SW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-03 11:43:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.680° N, 25.900° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.559 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9929 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.036 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 9935 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.817 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9943 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.854 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9945 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.742 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9946 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.523 km NE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 9948 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.023 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9951 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cj2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.