Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km W of Meligalás, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km W of Meligalás, Greece on Thu, Sep 25, 2008, 6:49 AM GMT+3 (03:49 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (M), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-25 03:49:18 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.220° N, 21.920° 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 usp000ghp3. 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
164°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6581 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6578 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6570 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.110 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6529 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.35 km SE of Lálas, Greece · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.813 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6602 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.26 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.25 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.24 km SE of Chávari, Greece · 6605 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.27 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghp3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.