Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 31 km WSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Psará, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 10:19 AM GMT+2 (08:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece. 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
2008-01-20 08:19:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.480° N, 25.210° 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 usp000fx2z. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6830 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.644 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.63 km NE of Marmárion, Greece · 6776 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6774 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6773 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6831 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6831 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6834 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6837 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.614 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.91 km ENE of Kárystos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.330 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.427 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx2z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.