Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 32 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 2:23 AM GMT+3 (23:23 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km S of Pátmos, 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
2008-08-23 23:23:41 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.040° N, 26.410° 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 usp000gfc8. 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
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.010 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6607 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfc8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.