Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 59 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 59 km N of Sitia, Greece on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 7:24 PM GMT+3 (16:24 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 29 km E 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
2008-08-14 16:24:15 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.740° N, 26.150° 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 usp000gep0. 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
123°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6622 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6621 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6619 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6616 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6611 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6610 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6609 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6609 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6596 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6596 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6625 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6627 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6630 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6631 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6634 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6634 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6635 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6635 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6635 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.443 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6636 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.543 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6636 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.336 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6638 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.129 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6639 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6644 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.951 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6648 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.11 km NNW of Mesariá, Greece · 6650 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gep0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.