Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km SSW of Vónitsa, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Vónitsa, Greece on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 1:06 AM GMT+3 (22:06 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-22 22:06:41 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.860° N, 20.860° 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 usp000gf9p. 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
119°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.07 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6614 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.17 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.75 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6614 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.42 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 6613 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.25 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.2Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.88 km E of Itháki, Greece · 6607 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.82 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece · 6607 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.114 km WSW of Pediní, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.61 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.51 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 6603 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.17 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6602 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.845 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6599 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.74 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6584 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.52 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6577 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.911 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6564 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.97 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.48 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.44 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.19 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.13 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.35 km WSW of Monastiráki, Greece · 6619 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.02 km ESE of Sardínia, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.53 km NW of Pérdika, Greece · 6621 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.911 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.82 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6622 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.317 km S of Párga, Greece · 6623 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.310 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6624 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.324 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.3Greece · 6625 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.119 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.212 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.311 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 6627 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.311 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.814 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 6628 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf9p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.