Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 18 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Sep 1, 2008, 3:22 AM GMT+3 (00:22 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2008-09-01 00:22:28 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.680° N, 24.000° 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 usp000gg46. 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
266°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6604 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6596 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6569 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.126 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6553 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6607 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6610 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.4105 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg46. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.