Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 47 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 47 km S of Moíres, Greece on Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 12:13 AM GMT+2 (22:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-21 22:13:51 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.620° N, 24.900° 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 usp000fx6d. 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
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.320 km N of Gázi, Greece · 6821 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.353 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6818 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.027 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6814 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.520 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6806 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.210 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6799 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.346 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6799 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.36 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6794 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.655 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.756 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.15 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6789 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6786 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.148 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6786 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.239 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6783 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.392 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6783 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.315 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.312 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.016 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 6781 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.419 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6776 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.527 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6774 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.829 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6773 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.416 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6771 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.531 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6770 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.354 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6838 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.123 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.14 km ESE of Ano Arhanes, Greece · 6840 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.153 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6844 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6856 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6856 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx6d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.