Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 35 km NW of Mýrina, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Mýrina, Greece on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 10:46 PM GMT+3 (19:46 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-17 19:46:58 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.120° N, 24.800° 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 usp000geww. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.419 km WSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 6617 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.153 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6610 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6603 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.223 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.947 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6595 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.549 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.512 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 6593 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.011 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.453 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6625 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.047 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.249 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6630 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.547 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.345 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6633 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.149 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6633 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.149 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.845 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6634 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.048 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.748 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.933 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.649 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.648 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.648 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.649 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.044 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.147 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.547 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6635 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.847 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000geww. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.