Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Psará, Greece on Thu, Feb 21, 2008, 9:13 PM GMT+2 (19:13 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km NNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-21 19:13:00 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.490° N, 25.610° 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 usp000fzjf. 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
109°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.621 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 6794 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6782 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6775 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.359 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.645 km N of Andros, Greece · 6758 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.949 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 6758 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.715 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6750 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6807 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fzjf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.