Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 26 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Aug 30, 2008, 2:45 PM GMT+3 (11:45 UTC), 14 km (9 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-30 11:45:52 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.770° N, 25.200° 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 usp000gg09. 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6597 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6567 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6567 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.917 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6566 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.222 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6615 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6618 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6620 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6621 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6624 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6626 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6630 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg09. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.