Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 21 km SW of Amorgós, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Amorgós, Greece on Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 11:52 PM GMT+3 (20:52 UTC), 26 km (16 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-22 20:52:33 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.720° N, 25.700° 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 usp000gcx9. 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
61°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.72 km W of Firá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.11 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece · 6648 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.120 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6661 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6665 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6672 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcx9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.