Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 22 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, May 4, 2008, 10:09 PM GMT+3 (19:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 35 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-04 19:09:21 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 23.870° 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 usp000g5gp. 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 6726 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.035 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6726 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.631 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6726 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.134 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6726 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.391 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6726 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.128 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6726 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.038 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6725 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.158 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6725 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.429 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6723 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.245 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6722 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.117 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 6721 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.823 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6720 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.327 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6720 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.525 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6720 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.043 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6719 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.928 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6717 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.929 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6717 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.721 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 6717 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.389 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6716 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.926 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6716 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.548 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6715 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.729 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6715 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.827 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6715 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.022 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6713 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.618 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6712 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.9Crete, Greece · 6711 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.221 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6711 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.111 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6709 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.048 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6709 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 3.340 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6708 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.012 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6705 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.131 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6704 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.18 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6702 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.012 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6702 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 3.548 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6701 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.215 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6701 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.430 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6701 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 3.340 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6701 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 3.049 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6701 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.658 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6697 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.722 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 6696 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.644 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6695 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.526 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6693 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 3.454 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6688 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.332 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6688 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.97 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 6687 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.246 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6687 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 3.529 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6686 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.517 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6686 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 3.450 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6685 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 3.223 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 6685 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.358 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6684 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.832 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6684 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 3.125 km N of Kíssamos, Greece · 6683 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.721 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6679 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 3.561 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6678 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.428 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6678 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.742 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6678 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.213 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6674 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.315 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6674 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 3.228 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6728 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.412 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6728 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.553 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6730 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.424 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6730 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.539 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6732 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.067 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6737 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.837 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6737 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.443 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6738 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.356 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6738 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.539 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6740 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.31 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6741 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.210 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6741 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.122 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6744 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.336 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6745 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.260 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6745 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.535 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6745 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.664 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6746 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.117 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6751 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.346 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6752 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.449 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6752 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5gp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.