Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km SSW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Psará, Greece on Tue, May 27, 2008, 3:13 AM GMT+3 (00:13 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey. 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
2008-05-27 00:13:35 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.370° N, 25.450° 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 usp000g7v7. 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
281°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.416 km WSW of Vrontádos, Greece · 6701 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.218 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6699 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 6698 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.322 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.121 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6697 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6696 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 6695 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.48 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.59 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6694 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.324 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 6689 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.93 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 6688 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.534 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6684 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6681 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6659 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.027 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.825 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6708 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.011 km N of Tínos, Greece · 6718 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.232 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6722 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6732 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7v7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.