Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 51 km SSW of Adámas, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Adámas, Greece on Thu, Jul 3, 2008, 11:39 PM GMT+3 (20:39 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece. 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
2008-07-03 20:39:05 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.290° N, 24.250° 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 usp000gb8u. 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
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.040 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6665 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.230 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6664 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.824 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.755 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.325 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.233 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6651 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6650 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.338 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6639 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6627 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6616 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6613 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6608 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.953 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6673 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.138 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6677 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.125 km N of Kíssamos, Greece · 6681 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6683 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.97 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 6686 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.332 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6686 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gb8u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.