Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Kými, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Kými, Greece on Fri, May 14, 1999, 1:06 PM GMT+3 (10:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 33 km ENE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-14 10:06:08 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.610° N, 24.010° 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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 10003 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.412 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 10003 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.215 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 10001 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.12 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 9982 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.05 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9976 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.934 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 9976 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.123 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 9975 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.913 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 9954 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.633 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9951 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.46 km SE of Prokópi, Greece · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.05 km NNE of Kými, Greece · 10007 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.814 km NNW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 10008 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.214 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 10027 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.15 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10028 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.338 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.440 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.516 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 10028 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.912 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 10030 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.78 km SE of Tríkeri, Greece · 10030 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097y0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.