Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 21 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Wed, Jun 4, 2008, 9:51 PM GMT+3 (18:51 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km NE of Psará, 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
2008-06-04 18:51:25 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.910° N, 26.050° 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 usp000g8jb. 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
125°
Stations used
5

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.324 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 6689 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.93 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 6689 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.07 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 6686 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.534 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6685 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6682 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.634 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 6678 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6672 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.038 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 6671 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6660 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6656 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6654 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6645 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6639 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6639 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6637 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.59 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.48 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 6695 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6697 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.121 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.322 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 6699 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.218 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6699 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.416 km WSW of Vrontádos, Greece · 6702 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.321 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6704 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.113 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6709 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.232 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6723 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g8jb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.