Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 1 km WSW of Petroúpolis, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Petroúpolis, Greece on Wed, Sep 8, 1999, 3:54 PM GMT+3 (12:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 14 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-09-08 12:54:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.037° N, 23.673° 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.

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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.01 km SE of Skarmagkás, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.30 km SE of Kamaterón, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.21 km NW of Chaïdári, Greece · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.90 km N of Metamórfosi, Greece · 9883 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.32 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 9872 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.11 km WSW of Piraeus, Greece · 9870 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.614 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 9842 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.92 km NNE of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9838 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.211 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 9835 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.90 km S of Ágioi Anárgyroi, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.93 km W of Afidnés, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.60 km NNE of Petroúpolis, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.12 km S of Elefsína, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.91 km NNW of Kipséli, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.22 km SE of Karellás, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.22 km NNW of Chaïdári, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.22 km NW of Athens, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.31 km ESE of Paianía, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.02 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.33 km NNW of Lykóvrysi, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.40 km SE of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 6.05 km WNW of Fylí, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.17 km WSW of Loukísia, Greece · 9892 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.936 km WNW of Sérifos, Greece · 9909 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009e6g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.