Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km SE of Deskáti, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Deskáti, Greece on Sat, May 17, 2008, 4:08 AM GMT+3 (01:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km NNW of Anthiró, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-17 01:08:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.890° N, 21.870° 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 usp000g718. 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
85°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3Greece · 6707 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.212 km N of Anthiró, Greece · 6706 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.18 km NE of Rízoma, Greece · 6706 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.12 km N of Pýli, Greece · 6705 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.310 km ENE of Rízoma, Greece · 6705 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.21 km NNW of Pýli, Greece · 6704 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.22 km WSW of Pýli, Greece · 6704 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.11 km N of Palaiomonástiro, Greece · 6702 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.610 km NNW of Anthiró, Greece · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.02 km NNE of Pýli, Greece · 6700 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.515 km NNE of Agiá, Greece · 6698 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.03 km NW of Pýli, Greece · 6698 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.816 km SE of Grevená, Greece · 6697 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.33 km SSW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 6685 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.36 km NNW of Elassóna, Greece · 6683 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.218 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 6672 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.517 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 6672 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.811 km NW of Erátyra, Greece · 6670 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.56 km WSW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 6668 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.57 km NNE of Léchovo, Greece · 6668 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.08 km W of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 6654 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.22 km N of Pýli, Greece · 6714 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.30 km NE of Gómfoi, Greece · 6714 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.22 km S of Fíki, Greece · 6723 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.22 km NW of Pýli, Greece · 6723 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.0Greece · 6737 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g718. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.