M3.8 earthquake 8 km WNW of Oía, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Oía, Greece on Sat, Jun 12, 1999, 8:23 PM GMT+3 (17:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NNW of Oía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-06-12 17:23:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.480° N, 25.280° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km NNW of Oía, Greece · 9977 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.511 km NE of Oía, Greece · 9961 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.317 km NE of Firá, Greece · 9961 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00099rr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.