Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 50 km SW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Sep 2, 2008, 9:58 PM GMT+3 (18:58 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-02 18:58:04 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.520° N, 23.690° 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 usp000gg8m. 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
277°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6604 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6568 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.126 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6552 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.4105 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6611 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6618 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg8m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.