Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 12 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece on Mon, Apr 19, 1999, 8:37 AM GMT+3 (05:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 40 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-19 05:37:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.054° N, 23.218° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km WSW of Pteleós, Greece · 10029 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.22 km SW of Stylída, Greece · 10029 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.516 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10029 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.440 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.338 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.15 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10028 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.946 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.214 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 10027 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.012 km SE of Domokós, Greece · 10019 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.03 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 10007 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.240 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 10007 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.05 km NNE of Kými, Greece · 10007 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.46 km SE of Prokópi, Greece · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.98 km WSW of Kými, Greece · 10004 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.25 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 10003 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.215 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 10001 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.19 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 9988 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.12 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 9982 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.2Greece · 9977 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.05 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9976 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.78 km SE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10030 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.22 km NNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 10045 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096jb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.