M3.1 earthquake 14 km NE of Oía, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Oía, Greece on Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 5:45 PM GMT+3 (14:45 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km NE of Oía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-23 14:45:13 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.540° N, 25.510° 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 usp000g4n3. 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
- 63°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.012 km WSW of Íos, Greece · 6735 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.328 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6724 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.19 km W of Íos, Greece · 6717 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.611 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.112 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6713 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.259 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6712 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6683 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.8Crete, Greece · 6682 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.611 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6678 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4n3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.