Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 71 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 2008, 10:12 AM GMT+3 (07:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-02 07:12:43 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.400° N, 26.000° 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 usp000gdnf. 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
167°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.478 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.3125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.657 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6631 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6629 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.286 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6620 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6595 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 6637 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.383 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6643 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Crete, Greece · 6643 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6647 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.494 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.476 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6654 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdnf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.