Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 39 km S of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 39 km S of Fry, Greece on Wed, Sep 3, 2008, 1:29 PM GMT+3 (10:29 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-03 10:29:06 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.060° N, 26.980° 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 usp000ggaj. 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
244°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6603 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6603 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.716 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6553 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.337 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6553 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.649 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6545 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6624 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggaj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.