Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 3:03 AM GMT+3 (00:03 UTC), 2 km (1 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 00:03:07 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 22.520° 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 usp000gefc. 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
159°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6626 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6624 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.6southern Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6606 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.5southern Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6592 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6583 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.87 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.212 km S of Ligourión, Greece · 6581 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6579 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6627 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.99 km WNW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6627 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6631 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6632 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.013 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.05 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6633 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6636 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.361 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.432 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6639 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6640 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.38 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6640 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6644 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6645 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.86 km NNE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6645 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6648 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6649 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gefc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.