Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 24 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Aug 10, 2008, 5:58 PM GMT+3 (14:58 UTC), 59 km (37 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
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-10 14:58:37 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.020° N, 23.760° 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 usp000gec0. 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
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6627 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.977 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6617 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6617 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6606 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6604 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6569 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.388 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.447 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6636 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.171 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6637 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.720 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6638 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6642 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.248 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.927 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6646 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.824 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6646 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.024 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6646 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6648 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.435 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6650 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6651 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6653 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.325 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.341 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6656 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.451 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6657 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.035 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6657 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.133 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6657 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gec0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.