Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Apr 4, 1999, 5:44 AM GMT+3 (02:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 92 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-04 02:44:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.195° N, 26.231° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.181 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 10024 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.292 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10013 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.197 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10008 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.841 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10049 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.189 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.974 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.886 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.896 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.9111 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10053 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.892 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10065 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.785 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10071 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.297 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10071 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.9109 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10074 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095rw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC.