Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece on Tue, Jan 1, 2008, 4:30 AM GMT+2 (02:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km W of Menemen, Turkey. 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
2008-01-01 02:30:24 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.350° N, 25.947° 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 usp000fvrq. 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
90°
Stations used
10

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.510 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.410 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.128 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.011 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6844 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.518 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6840 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.427 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6839 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.918 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.419 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  11. 3.916 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.325 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.330 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.025 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.627 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.721 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6839 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.529 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.922 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.614 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.017 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 6836 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.42 km N of Marathókampos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.022 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6835 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.124 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6834 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.210 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.622 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6832 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6831 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.425 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6831 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.625 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6827 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.231 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6819 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6808 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.316 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6807 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6799 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6796 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.621 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.615 km WNW of Thymianá, Greece · 6851 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.1Aegean Sea · 6859 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.518 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.510 km S of Plomári, Greece · 6868 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.436 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6868 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.416 km ESE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6868 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.413 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6869 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.14 km E of Karaburun, Turkey · 6870 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.624 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6871 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.411 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6875 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.26 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 6876 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.322 km W of Thymianá, Greece · 6879 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvrq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.