Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece on Thu, Feb 7, 2008, 10:30 PM GMT+2 (20:30 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 38 km N of Astypálaia, 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
2008-02-07 20:30:11 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.730° N, 26.400° 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 usp000fydm. 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
83°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.330 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6811 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.518 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6806 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 6792 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.538 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.631 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6771 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.735 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 6771 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.017 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.117 km E of Kos, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.410 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.464 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.653 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6823 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.226 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6827 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.126 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6833 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.18 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fydm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.