Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 30 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 30 km W of Émponas, Greece on Sun, Jun 20, 1999, 11:01 AM GMT+3 (08:01 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km NE of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-06-20 08:01:09 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.260° N, 27.520° 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.122 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 9956 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.79 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 9952 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.313 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 9950 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.840 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9937 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.844 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 9933 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.45 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 9932 days ago · 156 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.714 km W of Datça, Turkey · 9925 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.853 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 9922 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.844 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9922 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.247 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9975 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.728 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9982 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.841 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9983 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.611 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.010 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.811 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.837 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.610 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9994 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009a74. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.