Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 35 km SE of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Emporeío, Greece on Wed, Mar 19, 2008, 3:00 PM GMT+2 (13:00 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 41 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-19 13:00:31 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 25.760° 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 usp000g1sy. 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
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6768 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.235 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6768 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.343 km NNW of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6765 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.012 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6764 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.742 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6751 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.841 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6751 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.510 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6748 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.329 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6741 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.114 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6738 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.012 km WSW of Íos, Greece · 6736 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.329 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6731 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.328 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6726 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.314 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6719 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.19 km W of Íos, Greece · 6718 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.611 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6716 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.553 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.631 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6777 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.538 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6778 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.455 km N of Sísion, Greece · 6785 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.450 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 6791 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 6794 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1sy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.