Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km S of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km S of Eresós, Greece on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 8:17 AM GMT+3 (05:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-04 05:17:37 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.920° N, 25.900° 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 usp000ggcb. 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
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6597 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6596 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6605 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.524 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6611 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.15 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.023 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6625 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6625 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggcb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.