Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 17 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Mon, Mar 17, 2008, 12:28 PM GMT+2 (10:28 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey. 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
2008-03-17 10:28:33 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.940° 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 usp000g1p2. 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
204°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 6772 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.47 km WSW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 6761 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.715 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6751 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.338 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.215 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6737 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.725 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 6735 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6732 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.423 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6729 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.321 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6727 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6725 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6775 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6782 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6782 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6791 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6795 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6796 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6798 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6799 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1p2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.