Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km NNW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Jul 4, 1999, 12:35 AM GMT+3 (21:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km WSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-07-03 21:35:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.010° N, 24.480° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.633 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9951 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.622 km W of Psará, Greece · 9949 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.716 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 9937 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.226 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 9926 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.448 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 9923 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.123 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 9975 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.934 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 9976 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.05 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9976 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.12 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 9982 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009b0t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.