Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 12 km NW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Skýros, Greece on Sat, May 15, 1999, 10:00 PM GMT+3 (19:00 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 33 km ENE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-15 19:00:08 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.000° N, 24.480° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 10001 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.12 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 9982 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.05 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9977 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.934 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 9977 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.123 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 9976 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.913 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 9955 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.633 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9952 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.622 km W of Psará, Greece · 9949 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.25 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 10004 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.98 km WSW of Kými, Greece · 10005 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.46 km SE of Prokópi, Greece · 10007 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.05 km NNE of Kými, Greece · 10007 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.240 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 10008 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.814 km NNW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 10009 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.946 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 10028 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.338 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 10029 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.440 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 10029 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000981j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.