Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 32 km NW of Sérifos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Sérifos, Greece on Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 10:06 AM GMT+3 (07:06 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-19 07:06:57 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.320° N, 24.200° 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 usp000gezx. 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
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6618 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6618 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.535 km W of Mílos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 137 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.132 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.636 km SE of Lávrio, Greece · 6571 days ago · 166 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6633 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.510 km NNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.67 km NNW of Kypséli, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.710 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6634 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6637 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.13 km NNE of Ýdra, Greece · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.83 km N of Ýdra, Greece · 6637 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6641 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.93 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6643 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.56 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6644 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.510 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6645 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6646 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gezx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.