Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Mon, Jul 14, 2008, 8:24 PM GMT+3 (17:24 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km S of Pátmos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-14 17:24:08 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.660° N, 25.820° 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 usp000gc5u. 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
188°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.815 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 147 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.11 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece · 6648 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6646 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.121 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6646 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6624 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.72 km W of Firá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6595 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6595 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6661 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6666 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6674 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.611 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6678 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.331 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6684 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc5u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.