Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 34 km SSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 34 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Feb 16, 1999, 5:38 PM GMT+2 (15:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-16 15:38:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.898° N, 25.737° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.3Aegean Sea · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.239 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 10081 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.617 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 10078 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.631 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10075 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.48 km S of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.618 km NW of Urla, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.224 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 10058 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.514 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.15 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.84 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.122 km W of Eresós, Greece · 10038 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 10034 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.69 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.934 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 10112 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.15 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 10113 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.45 km ENE of Chios, Greece · 10114 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.06 km SSE of Behram, Turkey · 10118 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.036 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 10120 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092xe. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.