Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 30 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 7:11 PM GMT+2 (17:11 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 21 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-12 17:11:56 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.870° N, 25.950° 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 usp000fwk1. 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
140°
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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.614 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6839 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.017 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 6837 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6835 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.845 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.548 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6834 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.210 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6834 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6833 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.027 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6830 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.432 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6830 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6828 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.025 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6821 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6820 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.229 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6819 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.924 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 6818 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.526 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6814 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6809 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6808 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6807 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6800 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6799 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6797 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6797 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6793 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6793 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6792 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6787 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6786 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6783 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6783 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  4. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6840 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.427 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6840 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.735 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.518 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6841 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.227 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.011 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6845 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6846 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.128 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6846 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.326 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6847 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6847 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.410 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6847 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.510 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6847 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.327 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6851 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.416 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6852 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.615 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6852 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.627 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6855 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwk1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.