Paleomagnetic results from Neogene volcanic and sedimentary formations in central Aegea indicate that Evia and Skyros have undergone a 48¿ and 26¿ clockwise rotation respectively. The Volos region does not show any significant rotation in the last 3 Ma. The rotation of Evia is about twice as large as the one measured from coeval formations in the external Hellenic arc. The results are interpreted in terms of a published model of distributed deformation by faulting, which also provides an explanation for the significant differential rotation of Evia and Skyros.