Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 23 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, 12:07 AM GMT+2 (22:07 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-10 22:07:55 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 25.270° 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 usp000fwe7. 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
207°, 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.354 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6837 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.447 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6829 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.217 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 6827 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.320 km N of Gázi, Greece · 6820 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.419 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6820 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.353 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6817 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.027 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 68 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.520 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6805 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.210 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6798 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.346 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6798 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.36 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6793 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.655 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.756 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.26 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 6790 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.514 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6785 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.148 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6785 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.239 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6782 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.392 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6782 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.14 km ESE of Ano Arhanes, Greece · 6840 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.153 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6844 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.034 km NE of Pánormos, Greece · 6846 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6855 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6855 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.640 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6862 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.825 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6862 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.180 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6863 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.563 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6863 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.17 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.678 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6869 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwe7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.