Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km WSW of Chóra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Chóra, Greece on Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 10:46 PM GMT+2 (20:46 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NNE of Mytilinioí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-26 20:46:34 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.680° N, 26.820° 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 usp000g2e9. 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
187°, 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.715 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6750 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.22 km NNE of Mytilinioí, Greece · 6749 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.513 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 6745 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.54 km E of Vathý, Greece · 6739 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.318 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6739 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.314 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.914 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6732 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6725 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.75 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 6724 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.618 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.113 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6708 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6766 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.538 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6777 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.32 km S of Pythagóreio, Greece · 6780 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.64 km NNW of Samos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6782 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.54 km SW of Kokkári, Greece · 6788 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.011 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6790 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.621 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 6794 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2e9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.