Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 29 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 29 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 9:10 AM GMT+3 (06:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 25 km SE of Pýrgos, 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
2008-08-28 06:10:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.930° N, 26.260° 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 usp000gft8. 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
214°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6604 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6593 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.917 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.222 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6562 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.716 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6554 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.337 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6553 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.286 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6620 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.259 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6624 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6624 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6626 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6630 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.657 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gft8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.