Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 20 km NNW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Eresós, Greece on Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 3:43 PM GMT+2 (13:43 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 40 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-22 13:43:14 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.328° N, 25.810° 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 usp000fzp6. 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
96°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6795 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.322 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 6783 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6775 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.47 km WSW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 6761 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.338 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.235 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.040 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 6805 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.526 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6813 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.924 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 6817 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.229 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.644 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.010 km SE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.025 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fzp6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.