Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 37 km SSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, 6:38 PM GMT+3 (15:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-01 15:38:16 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.838° N, 25.839° 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 usp000gdkw. 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
147°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.023 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6616 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.648 km N of Andros, Greece · 6613 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.952 km N of Andros, Greece · 6613 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.524 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6609 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6603 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6645 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.825 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.027 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6654 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6656 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6660 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdkw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.