Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 25 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 6:52 PM GMT+3 (15:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km NNE of Savália, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-14 15:52:33 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.000° N, 20.290° 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 usp000geny. 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
172°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.537 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.525 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6621 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.12 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.23 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.313 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6618 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.33 km NNE of Savália, Greece · 6617 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.736 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.43 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.027 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.83 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.74 km E of Traganón, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.161 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.00 km SSW of Traganón, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.561 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.21 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.05 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.2Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.216 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.347 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.513 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.88 km E of Itháki, Greece · 6607 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.26 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6602 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 3.240 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6585 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6573 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.28 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6623 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.324 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.3Greece · 6625 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.119 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.311 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.16 km NNE of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.440 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.233 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.520 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.15 km NNW of Astakós, Greece · 6631 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.22 km NNW of Savália, Greece · 6632 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.617 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6632 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.92 km SSE of Gastoúni, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.213 km S of Astakós, Greece · 6634 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.417 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.09 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 6634 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000geny. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.