Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Oxílithos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Oxílithos, Greece on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 11:41 PM GMT+3 (20:41 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-23 20:41:24 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.540° N, 24.040° 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 usp000gfbs. 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
43°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.648 km N of Andros, Greece · 6613 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.952 km N of Andros, Greece · 6613 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.621 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.524 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6609 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.58 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 6603 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.73 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.04 km S of Vília, Greece · 6597 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.016 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6582 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.69 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.29 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.59 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.213 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.213 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.49 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.211 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6562 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.023 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6616 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.310 km N of Alivéri, Greece · 6616 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.62 km SE of Límni, Greece · 6624 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.323 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6628 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.216 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 6629 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.67 km NNW of Kypséli, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.75 km NNW of Aidipsós, Greece · 6632 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.7Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.3Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.530 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6633 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.73 km WNW of Atalánti, Greece · 6634 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.512 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 6635 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.48 km NNW of Loukísia, Greece · 6635 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.823 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.522 km SSE of Skópelos, Greece · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.86 km N of Roviés, Greece · 6641 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.93 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6641 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.56 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6642 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.810 km NE of Roviés, Greece · 6644 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfbs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.