Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 6:32 PM GMT+2 (16:32 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-20 16:32:19 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.190° N, 20.610° 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 usp000fx3g. 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
106°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6829 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.56 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6828 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.26 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6827 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.45 km SE of Paravóla, Greece · 6826 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.412 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6825 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.522 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6825 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.98 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 6824 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.117 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6824 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6823 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.332 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.124 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.69 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6816 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.421 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6812 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.25 km E of Aitolikó, Greece · 6808 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.36 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.23 km NW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.38 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.97 km NE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6802 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.15 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6802 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.619 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6802 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.23 km ENE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6802 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.73 km N of Varvásaina, Greece · 6800 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.72 km NNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6800 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 3.880 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.23 km WNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 6795 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.2southern Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.01 km NE of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6795 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6792 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 3.01 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 3.515 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6780 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 3.415 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.816 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6774 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.43 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6771 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.09 km NNW of Galatás, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.88 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6831 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.313 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6831 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.637 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6832 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.211 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 6832 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.725 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.58 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.46 km S of Kardamás, Greece · 6833 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.434 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 6833 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.019 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6834 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.04 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6835 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.31 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6837 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.611 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6839 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.411 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6840 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.78 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6841 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.15 km WSW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6841 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.76 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.07 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6843 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.251 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6847 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.05 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6849 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.522 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6850 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx3g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.