Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 24 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sat, Aug 9, 2008, 3:34 PM GMT+3 (12:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-09 12:34:35 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.912° N, 26.006° 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 usp000ge90. 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
296°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.15 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6603 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6595 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6644 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.027 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6653 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6655 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ge90. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC.