M3.4 earthquake 105 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Aug 26, 2008, 3:50 PM GMT+2 (13:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-26 13:50:58 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.980° N, 23.570° 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 usp000gfkw. 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
- 327°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6571 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.126 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6554 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfkw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.