Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km ESE of Sárti, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Sárti, Greece on Sat, May 3, 2008, 2:17 AM GMT+3 (23:17 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km W of Megáli Panagía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-02 23:17:59 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.010° N, 24.280° 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 usp000g5cc. 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
59°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.136 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 6722 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.035 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 6722 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.234 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 6722 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.627 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6718 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.136 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 6717 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.322 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6713 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.224 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 6709 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.234 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 6704 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.33 km NNW of Néa Fókaia, Greece · 6695 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.624 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6695 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.933 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6692 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.93 km W of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 6691 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.242 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6688 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.454 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 6684 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.126 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 6679 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.619 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 6677 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.25 km NNW of Arnaía, Greece · 6676 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.016 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.118 km NNW of Skópelos, Greece · 6672 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.56 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 6672 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 3.222 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 6671 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 6740 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.222 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6754 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.226 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6754 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.724 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6754 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.626 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6754 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.025 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 6755 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5cc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.