Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km S of Moíres, Greece on Wed, Jul 16, 2008, 4:14 PM GMT+3 (13:14 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-16 13:14:34 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.870° N, 24.860° 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 usp000gcb2. 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
178°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6651 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.118 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.494 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.435 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6649 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6648 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.024 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6645 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.824 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6645 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.927 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6645 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6642 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6642 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.034 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6639 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6639 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.720 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6637 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6632 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6631 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6623 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6606 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6595 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6652 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.476 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6654 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.341 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6655 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.130 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.451 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6656 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.035 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6656 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.133 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6656 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.03 km NW of Thrapsanón, Greece · 6659 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.07 km ENE of Pánormos, Greece · 6660 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6666 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.319 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6669 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.732 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6671 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.66 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6671 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.315 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6672 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.213 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6672 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6673 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.780 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6674 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.742 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6675 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.428 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6675 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.15 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6676 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcb2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.