Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 42 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:15 AM GMT+3 (05:15 UTC), 23 km (14 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-22 05:15:19 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 26.150° 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 usp000gf7k. 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
230°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.917 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.222 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6562 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.286 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6619 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6629 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6631 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.657 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6632 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 5.3125 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.443 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6634 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf7k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.