Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 30 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Thu, Apr 15, 1999, 1:47 PM GMT+3 (10:47 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-15 10:47:45 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.890° N, 25.930° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.613 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 10031 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.99 km SE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10018 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.720 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.816 km WNW of Bergama, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.6Near the coast of western Turkey · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.9Near the coast of western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.934 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 9976 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.06 km ENE of Polichnítos, Greece · 9976 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.011 km N of Yenifoça, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.52 km E of Çandarl?, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.621 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 9975 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.213 km SW of Dikili, Turkey · 9974 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.94 km E of Alia?a, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.122 km W of Eresós, Greece · 10038 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.84 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.15 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.514 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.224 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 10058 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096bb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.