Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 34 km NE of Pánormos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Pánormos, Greece on Sat, Jan 5, 2008, 1:22 AM GMT+2 (23:22 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, 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
2008-01-04 23:22:08 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.630° N, 24.970° 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 usp000fvzm. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km ESE of Ano Arhanes, Greece · 6840 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.123 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.217 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 6827 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.320 km N of Gázi, Greece · 6820 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.929 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6818 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.027 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.520 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6806 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.210 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6799 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.36 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6793 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.450 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 6789 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6855 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.828 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6855 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6855 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.825 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6862 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.17 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvzm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.