Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 50 km N of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 50 km N of Eloúnda, Greece on Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 10:41 PM GMT+2 (20:41 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSE of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-01 20:41:23 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.718° N, 25.758° 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 usp000g0e6. 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
33°
Stations used
34

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.455 km N of Sísion, Greece · 6783 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.012 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 6778 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.312 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6776 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.631 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.735 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 6771 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6766 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.235 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6766 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.717 km SSE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 6763 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.343 km NNW of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.924 km W of Fry, Greece · 6763 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.012 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6762 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.013 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.224 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.515 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6751 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.742 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6749 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.841 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6749 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.510 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6746 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.216 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 6742 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.329 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6739 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.114 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.723 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.26 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 6790 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 6792 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.210 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.520 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6806 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.518 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6806 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.215 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6817 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.464 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g0e6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.