Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 26 km S of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26 km S of Sitia, Greece on Thu, Jun 12, 2008, 5:00 AM GMT+3 (02:00 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-12 02:00:03 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.970° N, 26.060° 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 usp000g99y. 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
232°, 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.928 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.29 km S of Fry, Greece · 6686 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.8Crete, Greece · 6682 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.255 km S of Fry, Greece · 6682 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.241 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6680 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6679 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.249 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6677 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.15 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6677 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.356 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6674 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.313 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6673 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.732 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6671 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.2105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6671 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.319 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6670 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.438 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6669 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6667 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.642 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6667 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.121 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6664 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.03 km NW of Thrapsanón, Greece · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.833 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6659 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6659 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.120 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6656 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.316 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6656 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.029 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 3.46 km S of Fry, Greece · 6653 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.136 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 6653 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.932 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6652 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.118 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.449 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6650 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6649 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6648 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6647 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.951 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6647 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 4.3Crete, Greece · 6644 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.383 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6643 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.129 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6638 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 3.4Crete, Greece · 6638 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.336 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6637 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 4.071 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6636 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.478 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.543 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6635 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 3.443 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6634 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6634 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.657 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6630 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6629 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.99 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.517 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.027 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.927 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.022 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.015 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.131 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.913 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.718 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 5.111 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.115 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.929 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.025 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.671 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6688 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.796 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6691 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.250 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6694 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.225 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 6694 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.27 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6696 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.599 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6697 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.116 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 6697 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g99y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.