Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 43 km NNE of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 43 km NNE of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Aug 4, 2008, 1:28 AM GMT+3 (22:28 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-03 22:28:21 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.590° N, 26.200° 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 usp000gdt4. 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
113°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6634 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6632 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6629 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.259 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.543 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6634 days ago · 36 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.336 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6636 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.129 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6637 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.951 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6646 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6646 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.256 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6647 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.018 km N of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.449 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6649 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.957 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.012 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.815 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.813 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.932 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6652 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.136 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 6652 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.46 km S of Fry, Greece · 6652 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.911 km W of Karpathos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.029 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6653 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdt4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.