Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 66 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 5:54 AM GMT+2 (03:54 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-18 03:54:15 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.180° N, 20.500° 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 usp000fz5b. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.359 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.557 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.257 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.880 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.2southern Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.770 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.876 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6792 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.550 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6792 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.669 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.880 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.748 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6785 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.210 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6781 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.39 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.415 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.629 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6773 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.011 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6764 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.230 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.24 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6758 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.633 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6742 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6810 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.138 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.772 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6819 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.332 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6823 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.117 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6824 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.740 km W of Methóni, Greece · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.37 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6830 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz5b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.