Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 43 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 43 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 4:14 PM GMT+2 (14:14 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km ENE of Kastrí, 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
2008-02-18 14:14:14 UTC
Depth
65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.170° N, 23.211° 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 usp000fz6b. 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
128°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6802 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6798 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6794 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.820 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6791 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.15 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6790 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6790 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6786 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.635 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6785 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.431 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6784 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.315 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.312 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.016 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.419 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6777 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6776 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6772 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.416 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6772 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.251 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6770 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.534 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.310 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6767 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.135 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6767 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.154 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6761 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.030 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6760 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.437 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6760 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.120 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.215 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6756 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.449 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6751 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 3.664 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6745 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.535 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6743 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 3.260 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6743 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.336 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6743 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.122 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6743 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 58 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6825 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.675 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6830 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6832 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz6b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.