Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 34 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 34 km S of Moíres, Greece on Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 7:42 PM GMT+3 (16:42 UTC), 24 km (15 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
2008-07-29 16:42:16 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.740° N, 24.890° 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 usp000gdda. 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
271°, 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.720 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6639 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6630 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6626 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6624 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6621 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6618 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6617 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6597 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6644 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.927 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6647 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.824 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6647 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.024 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6651 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.435 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.494 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.118 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.229 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6653 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.020 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6654 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.476 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6656 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.341 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6657 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.130 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6657 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.451 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6658 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.035 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6659 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.133 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6659 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.03 km NW of Thrapsanón, Greece · 6661 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdda. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.