Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece on Thu, Sep 25, 2008, 6:05 AM GMT+3 (03:05 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-25 03:05:46 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.040° N, 23.380° 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 usp000ghnz. 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
88°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.213 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6564 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.213 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6564 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.49 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6564 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.211 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6562 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.52 km ESE of Dílesi, Greece · 6551 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.81 km SW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 6550 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.549 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.947 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6596 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.73 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.223 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.58 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 6604 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.544 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6604 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.538 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6604 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.153 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6610 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.621 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghnz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.