Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Acharávi, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Acharávi, Greece on Thu, Apr 24, 2008, 12:27 PM GMT+2 (10:27 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km SW of Ersekë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-24 10:27:42 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.920° N, 19.700° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000g4qt. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
306°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 6731 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.87 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 6726 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.012 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 6720 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.08 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6720 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.83 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 6717 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.29 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 6717 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.25 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 6717 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.426 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 6715 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.45 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 6708 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.69 km SE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6707 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.17 km ENE of Gáïos, Greece · 6700 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.06 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6696 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.612 km WSW of Memaliaj, Albania · 6695 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.47 km N of Himarë, Albania · 6687 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.016 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 6686 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.35 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6681 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.39 km NNE of Gáïos, Greece · 6741 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.47 km SSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 6742 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.54 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 6754 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.47 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 6755 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.110 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.220 km SW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.15 km ESE of Gáïos, Greece · 6767 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4qt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.