Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 11 km SE of Spétses, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Spétses, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 9:49 AM GMT+2 (07:49 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km N of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-06 07:49:27 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.190° N, 23.250° 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 usp000fw35. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6843 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.48 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6842 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6840 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.95 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6839 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.514 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 6837 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6821 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.921 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6799 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.416 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.016 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.510 km NW of Leonídio, Greece · 6793 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.86 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 6.215 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 521
  3. 3.64 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 6846 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.529 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6852 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.248 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 6853 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6867 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.49 km ESE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6868 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.15 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 6873 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw35. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.