M3.1 earthquake 24 km NNW of Sérifos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Sérifos, Greece on Fri, May 23, 2008, 8:30 AM GMT+3 (05:30 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-23 05:30:21 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.370° N, 24.430° 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 usp000g7j5. 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
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
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 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.71 km NW of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6702 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.32 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6684 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.94 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6681 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.73 km ESE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6681 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.953 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6673 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.07 km NNE of Vathý, Greece · 6668 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.755 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Kítsi, Greece · 6651 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 2.63 km WSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 6713 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.112 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6713 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.19 km W of Íos, Greece · 6717 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.011 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 6717 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.011 km N of Tínos, Greece · 6719 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 6720 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.62 km NNW of Lykóvrysi, Greece · 6726 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.012 km WSW of Íos, Greece · 6735 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7j5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.