Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 28 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Tue, May 6, 2008, 5:19 AM GMT+3 (02:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-06 02:19:54 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.610° N, 25.730° 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 usp000g5kw. 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
83°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km W of Íos, Greece · 6717 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.611 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6714 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.112 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6713 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.259 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6711 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.217 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6710 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.432 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6709 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.034 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.331 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6684 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.853 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 6683 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.611 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6678 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6674 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.214 km E of Kímolos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.425 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6666 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km WSW of Íos, Greece · 6734 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.114 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.510 km NE of Oía, Greece · 6746 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5kw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.