Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 33 km W of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 33 km W of Katastárion, Greece on Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 1:12 PM GMT+3 (10:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-17 10:12:36 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.810° N, 20.380° 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 usp000g45a. 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

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Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g45a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.