Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Galatás, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Galatás, Greece on Fri, Jan 4, 2008, 8:17 PM GMT+2 (18:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 15 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-04 18:17:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.460° N, 23.430° 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 usp000fvz6. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
129°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.215 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 521
  2. 2.86 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.411 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 6845 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.84 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6843 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.48 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6842 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6840 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.95 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6840 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.514 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 6837 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.816 km E of Limín Mesoyaías, Greece · 6834 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.610 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6823 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6822 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6822 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.921 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.13 km ESE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6815 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.57 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6813 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.92 km SW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6803 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.53 km WSW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6799 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.510 km NW of Leonídio, Greece · 6793 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.248 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 6853 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.16 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 6856 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.57 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 6856 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.78 km ENE of Limín Mesoyaías, Greece · 6859 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6867 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.15 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 6874 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvz6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.