Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 77 km S of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 77 km S of Fry, Greece on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 4:32 PM GMT+2 (14:32 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km W of Palekastro, Greece. 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
2008-02-17 14:32:17 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.720° N, 27.020° 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 usp000fz42. 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
259°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6802 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.28 km N of Fry, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.277 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.036 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6796 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.111 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 6795 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.26 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 6790 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.012 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 6777 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.312 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6776 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.5104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6773 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.435 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.924 km W of Fry, Greece · 6762 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.4111 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 6760 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.013 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.224 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.611 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6759 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.014 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.413 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6754 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.019 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6751 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.333 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6744 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.442 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.240 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6805 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.234 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6806 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.113 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6810 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.131 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 6810 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.215 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6817 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.419 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6820 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6826 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.716 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6831 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz42. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.