Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 26 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 6:50 PM GMT+3 (15:50 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 25 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-24 15:50:27 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.810° N, 24.990° 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 usp000gfe7. 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
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6607 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6606 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6595 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.917 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.222 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6562 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6623 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6631 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6632 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.720 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6637 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6639 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.034 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6639 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6642 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfe7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.