Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 69 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Feb 28, 2008, 10:18 PM GMT+2 (20:18 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 80 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-28 20:18:49 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.150° N, 20.490° 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 usp000g083. 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
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.880 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.748 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6785 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.210 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6781 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.39 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.629 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6773 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.011 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6764 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.230 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.24 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6758 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.633 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6742 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.761 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6739 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.550 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6792 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6792 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.876 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.770 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.2southern Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.880 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.257 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.557 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.359 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.666 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6802 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.315 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6810 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.138 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.772 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6819 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g083. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.