Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece on Wed, Jan 9, 2008, 1:23 AM GMT+2 (23:23 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km N of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (M), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-08 23:23:06 UTC
Depth
79.9 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
37.149° N, 22.763° 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 usp000fw9w. 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
109°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.95 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6840 days ago · 71 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.014 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6835 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.412 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6833 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.311 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6833 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.411 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6832 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.019 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6825 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6823 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6822 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.521 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6821 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.323 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.320 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.921 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6820 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.915 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.523 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.426 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.027 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.621 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.227 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.122 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6814 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.36 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 6811 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.422 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6807 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.325 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6807 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6806 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 3.237 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6800 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6800 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6797 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6797 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6796 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.230 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6796 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 3.416 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.228 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.016 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 3.449 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.510 km NW of Leonídio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 72 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 3.329 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6788 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 3.320 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6787 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.423 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6844 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.242 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6844 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.411 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 6846 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.86 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6846 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 6.215 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6846 days ago · 75 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 521
  6. 3.64 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 6847 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.529 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6853 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.821 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6867 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6868 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.49 km ESE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6869 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.32 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6872 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw9w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.