Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 14 km WSW of Pediní, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Pediní, Greece on Mon, Sep 1, 2008, 9:17 PM GMT+3 (18:17 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km NW of Préveza, 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
2008-09-01 18:17:35 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.530° N, 20.700° 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 usp000gg5z. 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
118°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6604 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.99 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 6595 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.29 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 6594 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.911 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6566 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6561 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece · 6609 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.25 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6613 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.316 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 6614 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.42 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 6615 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.75 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.07 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6616 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.16 km SSW of Vónitsa, Greece · 6617 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.97 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.48 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.44 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.813 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 6620 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.19 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.35 km WSW of Monastiráki, Greece · 6621 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.02 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.53 km NW of Pérdika, Greece · 6623 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.82 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6624 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.317 km S of Párga, Greece · 6626 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.310 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6626 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.01 km N of Mitrópoli, Greece · 6629 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.212 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg5z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.