M3.1 earthquake 1 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece on Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 8:36 AM GMT+3 (05:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 59 km N of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-21 05:36:27 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.410° N, 25.440° 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 usp000gcsk. 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
- 88°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6646 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.121 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6646 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.259 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.72 km W of Firá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 111 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6607 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 3.120 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6661 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6665 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6672 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.249 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6676 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcsk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.