Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km W of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km W of Paramythiá, Greece on Fri, May 23, 2008, 9:23 PM GMT+3 (18:23 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-23 18:23:34 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.480° N, 20.450° 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 usp000g7k9. 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km N of Anthiró, Greece · 6706 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.69 km SE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6705 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.21 km NNW of Pýli, Greece · 6704 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.22 km WSW of Pýli, Greece · 6704 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.610 km NNW of Anthiró, Greece · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.03 km NW of Pýli, Greece · 6698 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.17 km ENE of Gáïos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.06 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6695 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.912 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 6694 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.210 km WSW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 6687 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.314 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6687 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.32 km SSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 6685 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.11 km SSE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6685 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.47 km N of Himarë, Albania · 6685 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.016 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 6684 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.35 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6679 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.25 km ENE of Pappadátes, Greece · 6678 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.29 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 6677 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.310 km NNW of Préveza, Greece · 6675 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.218 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 6672 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.517 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 6672 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.114 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6672 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.19 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6671 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.312 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6669 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.210 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 6668 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.010 km N of Grammenítsa, Greece · 6663 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.83 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 6663 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.121 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6659 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.210 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6651 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.29 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6649 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.014 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6648 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 3.25 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6647 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.416 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6707 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.26 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.426 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 6714 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.25 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 6715 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.29 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 6715 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.83 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 6715 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.711 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6717 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.08 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6718 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.012 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 6718 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.22 km NW of Pýli, Greece · 6722 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.87 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 6725 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.37 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 6730 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.317 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 6736 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7k9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.