Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 10:55 PM GMT+2 (20:55 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 104 km S of Pýrgos, 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 20:55:12 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.170° N, 26.180° 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 usp000fz4n. 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.277 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.5104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6773 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.142 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6763 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.434 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6762 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.645 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6762 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.450 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6761 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.363 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.258 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6750 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4104 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6748 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.372 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6742 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.278 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6742 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.477 km S of Fry, Greece · 6802 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.240 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6805 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.353 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6818 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.419 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6820 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz4n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.