M2.7 earthquake 3 km ENE of Sofikón, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Sofikón, Greece on Tue, Mar 23, 1999, 2:50 AM GMT+2 (00:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km WNW of Levídion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-03-23 00:50:07 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.810° N, 23.090° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.15 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 10051 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.312 km ESE of Karyés, Greece · 10037 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.35 km W of Sofikón, Greece · 10037 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.96 km ENE of Kiáto, Greece · 10035 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.112 km WNW of Levídion, Greece · 10035 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.110 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 10033 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.812 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 10030 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.914 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 10029 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.89 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 10027 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.16 km WSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 10018 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.25 km W of Sofikón, Greece · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.011 km WNW of Geráki, Greece · 10010 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.816 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.25 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 10004 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000950b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.