Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 59 km NNE of Sísion, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Sísion, Greece on Sun, May 18, 2008, 6:21 PM GMT+3 (15:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 11 km SSW of Palekastro, 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
2008-05-18 15:21:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.810° N, 25.740° 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 usp000g75x. 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
110°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6710 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.755 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6707 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.116 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6699 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.219 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6699 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.116 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 6696 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.27 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6695 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.225 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 6693 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.250 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6693 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.115 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.111 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.718 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.913 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.015 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.022 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.517 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.99 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.026 km S of Sitia, Greece · 6686 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.610 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6686 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6682 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6681 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.611 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6678 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.249 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6676 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.356 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6673 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.319 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6668 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6665 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.226 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6661 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.07 km ENE of Pánormos, Greece · 6660 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.03 km NW of Thrapsanón, Greece · 6659 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 3.160 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.947 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.833 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.120 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6655 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.120 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.029 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6653 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.136 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 6652 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.932 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6651 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.553 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6711 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.611 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.719 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6717 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.314 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6717 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.328 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6723 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.329 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6728 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.723 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.114 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.329 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6739 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g75x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.