Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km SW of Krokeés, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Krokeés, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 3:01 AM GMT+3 (00:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-12 00:01:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 22.530° 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 usp000gefb. 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
158°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6625 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6622 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.6southern Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.87 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6581 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.212 km S of Ligourión, Greece · 6580 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6578 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.99 km WNW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 6628 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6631 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.013 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6632 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.05 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.361 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.432 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.38 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6639 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6644 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.86 km NNE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6644 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.86 km NNE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gefb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.