Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 29 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 29 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sun, Apr 20, 2008, 6:00 PM GMT+3 (15:00 UTC), 32 km (20 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-20 15:00:57 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.470° N, 26.120° 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 usp000g4e6. 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.343 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6736 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.723 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.221 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6735 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.329 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6729 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.123 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6719 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.59 km NE of Fry, Greece · 6718 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.220 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6718 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.314 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6717 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.719 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6717 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.242 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6715 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.661 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6713 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.553 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6712 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.259 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6711 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.19 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6711 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.412 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6709 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6708 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.755 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6708 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.258 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6707 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 6705 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.347 km S of Fry, Greece · 6704 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.352 km S of Fry, Greece · 6704 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.334 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6702 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.038 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.116 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6700 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.219 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6699 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 3.116 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 6696 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.27 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6696 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.225 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 6693 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.250 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6693 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.929 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.115 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 5.111 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.718 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.913 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 3.131 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.015 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.022 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.927 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.027 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.517 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.99 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 3.026 km S of Sitia, Greece · 6687 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.610 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.928 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6687 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.29 km S of Fry, Greece · 6685 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.117 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 6684 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6681 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.43 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6681 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.255 km S of Fry, Greece · 6681 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.110 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6681 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.712 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6680 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.29 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6680 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.343 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6741 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.216 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 6742 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.841 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6749 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.742 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6749 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.515 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6751 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.014 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.611 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.224 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.013 km W of Fry, Greece · 6760 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.012 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6762 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.924 km W of Fry, Greece · 6763 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.717 km SSE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 6763 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.235 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6766 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6766 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.435 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4e6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.