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M3.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, 6:29 PM GMT+2 (16:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km NW of Lefkímmi, 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
2008-02-16 16:29:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.420° N, 20.460° 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 usp000fz20. 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
125°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6802 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.316 km E of Himarë, Albania · 6802 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.510 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6798 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.82 km NW of Lefkímmi, Greece · 6796 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.20 km SSE of Igoumenítsa, Greece · 6795 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.413 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 6793 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.01 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.215 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6789 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.16 km SSE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.13 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 6785 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.515 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.411 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.14 km ENE of Thesprotikó, Greece · 6778 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.511 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.28 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6768 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.38 km W of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 6767 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.10 km ENE of Eleoúsa, Greece · 6766 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.44 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6765 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.15 km ESE of Gáïos, Greece · 6765 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.220 km SW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 6764 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.9Greece · 6763 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.536 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6756 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.110 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6755 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.54 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 6751 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.63 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6751 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.23 km NW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.36 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.914 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6805 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.23 km SE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6806 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.39 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.325 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.49 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6812 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.27 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6812 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.55 km SE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6812 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.625 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.32 km SSE of Libohovë, Albania · 6814 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.015 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.631 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6815 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.37 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 6817 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.124 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.219 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 6819 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.96 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6825 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.13 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 6832 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz20. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.