Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 20 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 4:46 PM GMT+2 (14:46 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km ENE of Kastrí, 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
2008-02-18 14:46:51 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.710° N, 23.870° 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 usp000fz6d. 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
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6793 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.820 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6790 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.15 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6789 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6786 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.431 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.016 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.416 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6771 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.251 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.310 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6767 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.135 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.536 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6761 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.030 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6760 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.437 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6759 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.418 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.215 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6757 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.236 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6757 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6755 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.929 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6819 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.116 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6824 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6825 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.663 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6831 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz6d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.