Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 3:06 PM GMT+2 (13:06 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km SSW of Polichnítos, 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
2008-01-12 13:06:15 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.870° N, 26.020° 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 usp000fwj6. 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
136°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6840 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  4. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.330 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.614 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.017 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 6836 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6834 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.845 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.548 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.210 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6833 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6831 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 4.027 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6830 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.432 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6830 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6827 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 4.025 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6820 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6820 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.229 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.924 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 6818 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.526 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6814 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6808 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6807 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6807 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6807 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6802 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6799 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6799 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6796 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6796 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6792 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6792 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6791 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6787 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6786 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6783 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6783 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.735 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.518 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6841 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.227 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6844 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.011 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6844 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6846 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.128 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6846 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.326 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6846 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.410 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6847 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.510 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6847 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.327 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6850 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.416 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6851 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.615 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6852 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.627 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6854 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.420 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6854 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.1Aegean Sea · 6860 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.77 km E of Míthymna, Greece · 6865 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.92 km SSE of Míthymna, Greece · 6866 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.710 km SSW of Behram, Turkey · 6867 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.518 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6868 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwj6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.