Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 8 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sun, Mar 9, 2008, 6:04 PM GMT+2 (16:04 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-09 16:04:43 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.110° N, 26.090° 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 usp000g123. 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
111°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6775 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.12 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 6773 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6770 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6765 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6764 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.47 km WSW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 6761 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6760 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.338 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.235 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6751 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.040 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.215 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6737 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.140 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6736 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.139 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6736 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.725 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 6735 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.238 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6734 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6733 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.423 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6730 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.321 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6728 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6782 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6791 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6792 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6792 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6796 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6796 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6798 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6799 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6802 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.625 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6807 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6807 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6808 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g123. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.