Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km NE of Laimós, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Laimós, Greece on Wed, Jun 9, 1999, 2:39 AM GMT+2 (00:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 0 km SW of Anaráchi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-06-09 00:39:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.877° N, 21.190° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) in the Prespa area, Bulgaria.

From the USGS event page for usp00099j2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km S of Ersekë, Albania · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.26 km SSW of Mborje, Albania · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.316 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.313 km SSW of Vraneštica, North Macedonia · 9978 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.319 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.918 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.917 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.014 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.122 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.70 km SW of Anaráchi, Greece · 9977 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.38 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 9970 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.323 km WSW of Tsotíli, Greece · 9968 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.810 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 9966 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.318 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 9962 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.37 km N of Tsotíli, Greece · 9955 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.210 km ESE of Bulqizë, Albania · 9951 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.013 km WSW of Aianí, Greece · 9930 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.09 km W of Aianí, Greece · 9927 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.77 km WSW of Slep?e, North Macedonia · 9924 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km W of Velventós, Greece · 9982 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.01 km ESE of Áno Kómi, Greece · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.49 km SE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.51 km ESE of Velesta, North Macedonia · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.412 km W of Aianí, Greece · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00099j2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.