M3.0 earthquake 1 km N of Mitrópoli, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km N of Mitrópoli, Greece on Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 1:32 PM GMT+3 (10:32 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-11 10:32:14 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.350° N, 21.840° 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 usp000gee5. 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.62 km NNW of Néa Ionía, Greece · 6623 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.911 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.02 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.19 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.97 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.17 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6614 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 6613 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.82 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece · 6607 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.114 km WSW of Pediní, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 3.410 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 6626 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.814 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 6628 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.88 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6629 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.23 km NE of Stános, Greece · 6630 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.33 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6631 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.15 km SSW of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.99 km WSW of Verdikoússa, Greece · 6635 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.921 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 6636 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.111 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 6637 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 6637 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.25 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 6638 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.017 km N of Ámfissa, Greece · 6640 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.33 km NE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.08 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 6641 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.014 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6644 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.77 km NNE of Deskáti, Greece · 6646 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.817 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6646 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gee5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.