M4.0 earthquake 31 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Thu, Dec 30, 1999, 6:51 AM GMT+2 (04:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-12-30 04:51:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.845° N, 25.972° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Cesme, Turkey.
From the USGS event page for usp0009kg0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.414 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 9773 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.631 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 9773 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.737 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 9772 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.320 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9755 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.725 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9755 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.57 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 9751 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.36 km N of Urla, Turkey · 9740 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.716 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 9727 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.818 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 9721 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009kg0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.