M3.1 earthquake 9 km W of Íos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km W of Íos, Greece on Tue, May 13, 2008, 11:56 AM GMT+3 (08:56 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km NE of Oía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-13 08:56:14 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.730° N, 25.180° 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 usp000g6hn. 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
- 229°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.611 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6715 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.112 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6713 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.124 km NNW of Sérifos, Greece · 6707 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6683 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.611 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6679 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6666 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.351 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 6666 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6662 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g6hn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.