Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 30 km E of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 30 km E of Astypálaia, Greece on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 12:18 PM GMT+3 (09:18 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km WNW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-14 09:18:07 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 26.690° 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 usp000gen3. 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
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.951 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6646 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.121 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6646 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.957 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.815 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 147 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gen3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.