M3.4 earthquake 13 km NE of Komniná, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Komniná, Greece on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 12:35 AM GMT+3 (21:35 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km WNW of Bilisht, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-29 21:35:06 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.670° N, 21.900° 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 usp000gddx. 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
- 147°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km NW of Capari, North Macedonia · 6639 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 6638 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.15 km SSW of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Kleítos, Greece · 6625 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.87 km SW of Siátista, Greece · 6622 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.33 km NW of Kleítos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.31 km SSW of Lažani, North Macedonia · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.212 km SW of Néa Michanióna, Greece · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.16 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.07 km WNW of Bilisht, Albania · 6611 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.02 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 6611 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.811 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 6605 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.57 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 6604 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.610 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 6604 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.81 km SSE of Asvestochóri, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.88 km SW of Miravci, North Macedonia · 6596 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.63 km N of Bogdanci, North Macedonia · 6596 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.59 km S of Ptolema?da, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 3.612 km NE of Komniná, Greece · 6641 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.77 km NNE of Deskáti, Greece · 6647 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.33 km ESE of Chalástra, Greece · 6661 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.57 km NNE of Léchovo, Greece · 6668 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.56 km WSW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 6668 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gddx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.