Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 42 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 1:37 AM GMT+3 (22:37 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-11 22:37:58 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.900° N, 23.620° 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 usp000gef4. 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
143°
Stations used
13

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6608 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6606 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.535 km W of Mílos, Greece · 6591 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6648 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.338 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6650 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6650 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.233 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.327 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.429 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.232 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.331 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6653 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.327 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gef4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.