Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 48 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 6:30 AM GMT+3 (03:30 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 34 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-20 03:30:24 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.440° N, 20.410° 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 usp000gcp1. 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
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2southern Greece · 6648 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.256 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.313 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6645 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.12 km ESE of Chávari, Greece · 6645 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.39 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 6645 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.417 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.319 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6641 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.122 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6641 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.111 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6640 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.840 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6640 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.441 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.16 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6639 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.528 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 5.034 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.025 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6639 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.03 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 6639 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.21 km SSW of Savália, Greece · 6639 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.37 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.331 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.319 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6638 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.01 km N of Pýrgos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.31 km ESE of Amaliáda, Greece · 6637 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.334 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6637 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.424 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6636 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.517 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6636 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.614 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.332 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.214 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.432 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.629 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.963 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6634 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 3.013 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.417 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.92 km SSE of Gastoúni, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 3.617 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6632 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.22 km NNW of Savália, Greece · 6632 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 3.520 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.233 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.440 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.16 km NNE of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 3.311 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.119 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.324 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.28 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6623 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 3.525 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6623 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 3.537 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.525 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6621 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 3.12 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.23 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 3.313 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6618 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 4.33 km NNE of Savália, Greece · 6617 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 3.736 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.43 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.277 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6616 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 3.412 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6650 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.216 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6650 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.633 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.512 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6652 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.748 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6653 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.923 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6654 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.597 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6655 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.12 km NE of Amaliáda, Greece · 6655 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.122 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.025 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.128 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.813 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6656 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.126 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.231 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.027 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.118 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcp1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.