Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 71 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 2008, 3:48 AM GMT+3 (00:48 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 23 km WSW of Palaióchora, 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
2008-08-02 00:48:42 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.090° 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 usp000gdmx. 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
235°, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.392 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.447 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6635 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.3104 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6633 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.388 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6627 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6627 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.2107 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.977 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6618 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6615 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6611 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6608 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.4108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.4101 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6604 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.184 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6640 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6642 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6642 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.248 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6647 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.3105 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6650 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6652 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.699 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6653 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.325 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6654 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.121 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6664 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.581 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6665 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdmx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.