Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 5:10 PM GMT+3 (14:10 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-24 14:10:17 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 21.430° 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 usp000gfe1. 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
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.513 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6585 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6575 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6569 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.277 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.525 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6621 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.742 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.480 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfe1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.