Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 20 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 4:34 AM GMT+2 (02:34 UTC), 53 km (33 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
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-01 02:34:36 UTC
Depth
53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.280° N, 23.460° 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 usp000g0bc. 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
110°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.15 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6789 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6786 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.635 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6784 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.431 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.315 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.312 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6782 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.016 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 6781 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.419 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6776 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.527 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6774 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.829 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6773 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6771 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.416 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6771 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.251 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.534 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6768 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.310 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6766 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.135 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.154 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6760 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.030 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.030 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.030 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.437 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6759 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.418 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6759 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.120 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6758 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.215 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6757 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6755 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.449 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6750 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.664 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6744 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.535 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6743 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.260 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6743 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 3.336 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6742 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 3.122 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6742 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.210 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6739 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.31 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6739 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.539 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6738 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.670 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6736 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 3.356 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.443 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6736 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.837 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6735 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 4.067 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6735 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6793 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6802 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.929 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6818 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g0bc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.