Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 67 km N of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 67 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 1:13 AM GMT+3 (22:13 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-23 22:13:26 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.800° N, 26.320° 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 usp000gfc4. 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
100°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6609 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6595 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6595 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6593 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6619 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6620 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6622 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.259 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6624 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6624 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6624 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6626 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfc4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.