Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 86 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 9:41 AM GMT+3 (06:41 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 25 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-18 06:41:33 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.330° N, 26.210° 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 usp000gexz. 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
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6629 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6631 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.657 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 5.3125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6634 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.478 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.071 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6636 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.4Crete, Greece · 6637 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.383 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6643 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3Crete, Greece · 6643 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6647 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.494 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gexz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.