Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Sámi, Greece on Fri, Oct 10, 2008, 10:09 PM GMT+3 (19:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 21 km S of Lithakiá, 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
2008-10-10 19:09:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.231° N, 20.596° 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 usp000gjwe. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
31

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6545 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.94 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6543 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.124 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6541 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.447 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6537 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.138 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 6536 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.110 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6529 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.521 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6509 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.63 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6584 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.240 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gjwe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.