Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 36 km S of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Sun, Aug 31, 2008, 8:13 PM GMT+3 (17:13 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-31 17:13:12 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.510° N, 24.010° 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 usp000gg3f. 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
275°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6604 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6595 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6568 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.126 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6552 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6606 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.4105 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6611 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6623 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6627 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg3f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.