Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 13 km SSW of Chóra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Chóra, Greece on Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 9:16 AM GMT+3 (06:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-15 06:16:52 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.600° N, 26.820° 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 usp000g3yr. 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
135°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.54 km E of Vathý, Greece · 6739 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.318 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6739 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.314 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.914 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6725 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.75 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 6724 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.618 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.813 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6703 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.83 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.64 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.034 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.26 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 6696 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.48 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.59 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6694 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.22 km NNE of Mytilinioí, Greece · 6749 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6750 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.715 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.47 km WSW of Chóra, Greece · 6764 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.37 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6766 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3yr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.