Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 38 km SW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, May 7, 2008, 1:12 AM GMT+3 (22:12 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km SE of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-06 22:12:05 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.620° N, 23.760° 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 usp000g5pg. 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
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5pg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.