Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 35 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 5:13 AM GMT+2 (03:13 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km SSW of Polichnítos, 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
2008-01-06 03:13:39 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.840° N, 24.960° 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 usp000fw2k. 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
140°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.128 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.518 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6840 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.427 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.330 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6837 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6837 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.123 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.922 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6834 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.548 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.423 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6832 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6831 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6831 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6831 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6830 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6818 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.644 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.626 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 6854 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.916 km S of Skýros, Greece · 6854 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.1Aegean Sea · 6858 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.436 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw2k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.