M3.8 earthquake 44 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 44 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece on Mon, Aug 16, 1999, 11:45 PM GMT+3 (20:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-16 20:45:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.282° N, 21.109° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.811 km ENE of Methóni, Greece · 9899 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.125 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9895 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 4.155 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9911 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.313 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 9925 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.941 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9925 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.24 km NW of Vanáton, Greece · 9928 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.950 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9928 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.051 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9929 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.041 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9934 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.035 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9936 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 9939 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d4t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.