M3.5 earthquake 59 km N of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 59 km N of Sitia, Greece on Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 8:33 PM GMT+3 (17:33 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-07-29 17:33:59 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.740° N, 26.220° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.548 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9924 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.919 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9921 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.926 km SW of Fry, Greece · 9910 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.036 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 9934 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.854 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9944 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.523 km NE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 9948 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.023 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9951 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.046 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9955 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009c9c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.