Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 25 km N of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km N of Psará, Greece on Sun, Mar 16, 2008, 1:13 PM GMT+2 (11:13 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 25 km N of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-16 11:13:17 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.770° N, 25.550° 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 usp000g1kx. 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
210°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21 km NNE of Agiásos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.417 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6773 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.359 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6764 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.013 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.645 km N of Andros, Greece · 6758 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.949 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 6758 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.224 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 6753 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6750 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.215 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6736 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.725 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 6735 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6732 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.423 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6729 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.232 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6722 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.58 km WNW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.56 km WNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6785 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.67 km NNE of Polichnítos, Greece · 6786 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.323 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.224 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.222 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1kx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.