Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sat, May 31, 2008, 7:53 AM GMT+3 (04:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 11 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-31 04:53:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.280° N, 26.430° 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 usp000g869. 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
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.492 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6701 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.599 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6698 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.796 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6693 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.671 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6690 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.929 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.115 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 5.111 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.718 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.913 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.131 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.015 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.022 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.927 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.027 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.517 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.99 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.026 km S of Sitia, Greece · 6689 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.610 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.928 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6689 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.255 km S of Fry, Greece · 6683 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.241 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6682 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6675 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.2105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6672 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.438 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6671 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6669 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.642 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6668 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6657 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6650 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.3Crete, Greece · 6645 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 3.383 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6645 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.5129 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6701 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.116 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6702 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.149 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6702 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.038 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6703 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.334 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6704 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.097 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6705 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.352 km S of Fry, Greece · 6706 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.347 km S of Fry, Greece · 6707 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 6708 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.258 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6709 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.7103 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6710 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6710 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.412 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6712 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.436 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6716 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.661 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6717 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.220 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6720 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.788 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6721 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.123 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6721 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.695 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6726 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g869. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.