Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 69 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 69 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 4:42 PM GMT+2 (14:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-30 14:42:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.260° N, 22.920° 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 usp000fxsu. 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
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6793 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.820 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6790 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.635 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6784 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.431 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.021 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6776 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6771 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.251 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.135 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.394 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6764 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.135 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6764 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6824 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.445 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6829 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.675 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6829 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6832 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.440 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.730 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6842 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxsu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.