Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 44 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Fry, Greece on Sat, Dec 6, 2008, 12:26 AM GMT+2 (22:26 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 52 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (M), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-12-05 22:26:09 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.710° N, 26.590° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Karpathos.

From the USGS event page for usp000gq03. 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
103°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.442 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 6500 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.053 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6493 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.352 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6472 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 42

Before

  1. 3.747 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6515 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.521 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6530 days ago · 139 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.058 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6532 days ago · 122 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6535 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.042 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 6539 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.032 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6540 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gq03. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.