Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 28 km SW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Eresós, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 8:30 AM GMT+2 (06:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-06 06:30:23 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.970° N, 25.722° 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 usp000fw32. 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
64°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6844 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.227 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6843 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.518 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6839 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.735 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.427 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.330 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.614 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6836 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6835 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6834 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.845 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.548 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6831 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6831 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6830 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6830 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 4.027 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6828 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.432 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6828 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 4.025 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.644 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 3.229 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6816 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6816 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.924 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 6816 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.526 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6812 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6807 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6803 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6795 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6785 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6784 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.326 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6844 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6844 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.327 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6849 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.416 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6849 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.615 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6850 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.627 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6853 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.420 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6853 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.626 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 6853 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.1Aegean Sea · 6858 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.77 km E of Míthymna, Greece · 6863 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.92 km SSE of Míthymna, Greece · 6864 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.710 km SSW of Behram, Turkey · 6865 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.510 km S of Plomári, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.436 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.416 km ESE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6867 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.14 km E of Karaburun, Turkey · 6869 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.624 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6870 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.411 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6874 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw32. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.