Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 65 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 65 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Jan 15, 1999, 12:16 PM GMT+2 (10:16 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 98 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-15 10:16:41 UTC
Depth
69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.617° N, 26.382° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Crete, Greece · 10121 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 10120 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.898 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10115 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.881 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10115 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.474 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10112 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.9112 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10112 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.694 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10112 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.578 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10112 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.664 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10110 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.497 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10108 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.7100 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10106 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.291 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10104 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.515 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 10099 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.936 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 10099 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.4100 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10091 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.497 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10087 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.848 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 10081 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.987 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10081 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.855 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.550 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.9109 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10074 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.2122 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.297 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10072 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.785 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10071 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.892 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 10065 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.174 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 10125 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.290 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 10125 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.0107 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 10130 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000914x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.