Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 36 km WNW of Sérifos, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Sérifos, Greece on Wed, Aug 18, 1999, 1:52 AM GMT+3 (22:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 0 km NNE of Petroúpolis, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-08-17 22:52:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.240° N, 24.104° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.33 km NNW of Lykóvrysi, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.31 km ESE of Paianía, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.22 km NW of Athens, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.22 km NNW of Chaïdári, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.22 km SE of Karellás, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.91 km NNW of Kipséli, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.12 km S of Elefsína, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.60 km NNE of Petroúpolis, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.90 km S of Ágioi Anárgyroi, Greece · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.41 km WSW of Petroúpolis, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.01 km SE of Skarmagkás, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.30 km SE of Kamaterón, Greece · 9887 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.21 km NW of Chaïdári, Greece · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.90 km N of Metamórfosi, Greece · 9884 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.11 km WSW of Piraeus, Greece · 9870 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km SW of Saronída, Greece · 9923 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.930 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 9938 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d8d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.