Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 40 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 4:02 AM GMT+2 (02:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-14 02:02:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.890° N, 23.510° 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 usp000fwp6. 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
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6832 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6824 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6820 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6793 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.820 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6790 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.15 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6789 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6785 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.635 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6784 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.431 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.315 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.312 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6781 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.016 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 6781 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.696 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6843 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.933 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6852 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6855 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.567 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6859 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.023 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6859 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwp6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.