Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 23 km NW of Míthymna, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 9:42 PM GMT+2 (19:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-29 19:42:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.510° N, 25.980° 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 usp000g0an. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.322 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 6783 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6774 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6773 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.47 km WSW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 6760 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.338 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.235 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.040 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.215 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6736 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.140 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6735 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.139 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6735 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.725 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 6734 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.238 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6733 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.024 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6794 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6795 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 6805 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.526 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6813 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.924 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 6817 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.229 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.010 km SE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6817 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.025 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g0an. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.