Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 99 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Jun 3, 2008, 2:15 AM GMT+3 (23:15 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-02 23:15:39 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.200° N, 26.200° 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 usp000g8ec. 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
114°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.796 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6690 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.671 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.929 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.115 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.718 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.913 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.131 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.015 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.022 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.927 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.027 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.517 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.026 km S of Sitia, Greece · 6687 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.928 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.241 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6679 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.780 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6674 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6672 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.2105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6670 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.438 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6668 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6666 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.476 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6654 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.494 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6647 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.3Crete, Greece · 6643 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.383 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6643 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.4Crete, Greece · 6637 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.492 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6698 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.3102 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6699 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.5129 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6699 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.482 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.116 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6700 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.149 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6700 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.038 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6700 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.334 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6701 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.097 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6702 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.258 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6707 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.7103 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6707 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.786 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6707 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.412 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6709 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.19 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6710 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6712 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.436 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6713 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.661 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.220 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6718 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.788 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6718 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.123 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6719 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g8ec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.