Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 44 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 44 km W of Émponas, Greece on Sat, Mar 27, 1999, 6:19 PM GMT+2 (16:19 UTC), 32 km (20 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-27 16:19:18 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.180° N, 27.370° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 10041 days ago · 160 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.530 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 10039 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.319 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.519 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 10028 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.812 km S of Sými, Greece · 10006 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.31 km ESE of Pylí, Greece · 9998 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.610 km ENE of Kos, Greece · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.610 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9994 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.837 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.619 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 10054 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.639 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 10055 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.921 km N of Fry, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.08 km NNE of Mandráki, Greece · 10067 days ago · 156 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.138 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 10068 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.39 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 10080 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.536 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000959r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.