M3.4 earthquake 38 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece on Fri, Jan 15, 1999, 5:44 AM GMT+2 (03:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km SW of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-01-15 03:44:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.000° N, 24.640° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.036 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 10121 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.814 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.428 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 10079 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.510 km SW of Sykiá, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.9Aegean Sea · 10128 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.713 km S of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.1Aegean Sea · 10144 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.28 km N of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 10145 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.230 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 10146 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.021 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 10146 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.233 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 10149 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000914d. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.