Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 19 km NW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Sámi, Greece on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 7:24 PM GMT+2 (17:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-17 17:24:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.370° N, 20.490° 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 usp000fz4a. 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
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.23 km WNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 6796 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6793 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.01 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.515 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6781 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.415 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6774 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.511 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 6771 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.43 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6771 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.09 km NNW of Galatás, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.418 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6769 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6767 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.15 km ESE of Gáïos, Greece · 6765 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.313 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6763 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.38 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 3.118 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6757 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.536 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6757 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.513 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6756 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.110 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6755 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 3.63 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6751 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.633 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6743 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6803 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.97 km NE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6803 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.38 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.23 km NW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.36 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.25 km E of Aitolikó, Greece · 6808 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.325 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.55 km SE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6813 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.421 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6813 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.625 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.631 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6815 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6816 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.124 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6823 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.117 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6824 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.522 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6825 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.412 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6825 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.45 km SE of Paravóla, Greece · 6826 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.26 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6828 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz4a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.