Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11 km NE of Oía, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Oía, Greece on Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 10:19 PM GMT+3 (19:19 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-20 19:19:00 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.530° N, 25.480° 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 usp000ga68. 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
44°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6672 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6665 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6661 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.120 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.11 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece · 6648 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6646 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.121 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6646 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.72 km W of Firá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 111 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6681 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6683 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ga68. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.