Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km WSW of Vrontádos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Vrontádos, Greece on Thu, May 29, 2008, 4:21 AM GMT+3 (01:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-29 01:21:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.370° N, 25.950° 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 usp000g80n. 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
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6698 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 6698 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.322 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6697 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.121 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6697 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6696 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 6694 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.48 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6694 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.59 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6694 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6694 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.324 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 6688 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.93 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 6688 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.07 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 6685 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.534 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6684 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.35 km NW of Kokkári, Greece · 6683 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6681 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6671 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.32 km NE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6661 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6659 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6655 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.321 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6703 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.113 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6708 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.618 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6720 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6725 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g80n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.