M4.8 earthquake 36 km W of Émponas, Greece

Magnitude

4.8 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 6:14 PM GMT+2

UTC

2008-03-05 16:14:40 UTC

Depth

22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.240° N, 27.450° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000g0sp. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

31°

Stations used

309

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast72 kmWSW
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast182 kmS
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast243 kmS

After

1. 3.421 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 9, 12:28 AM GMT+2 · 6782 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
2. 3.439 km N of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 9, 9:07 PM GMT+2 · 6782 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
3. 3.59 km WSW of Sými, GreeceMon, Mar 10, 1:03 AM GMT+2 · 6781 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.116 km NW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 12, 8:25 PM GMT+2 · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.956 km N of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Mar 12, 11:06 PM GMT+2 · 6778 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
6. 3.346 km E of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Mar 13, 2:19 AM GMT+2 · 6778 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
7. 3.631 km SSE of Astypálaia, GreeceSat, Mar 15, 8:22 AM GMT+2 · 6776 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
8. 3.249 km WSW of Lárdos, GreeceSun, Mar 16, 8:03 AM GMT+2 · 6775 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
9. 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, GreeceWed, Mar 19, 3:00 PM GMT+2 · 6772 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
10. 3.017 km SSW of Kéfalos, GreeceMon, Mar 24, 5:42 AM GMT+2 · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
11. 3.033 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 7:50 AM GMT+3 · 6760 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
12. 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceWed, Apr 2, 5:42 PM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
13. 3.242 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 2, 8:51 PM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
14. 3.014 km NNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Apr 3, 2:58 AM GMT+3 · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
15. 3.158 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Apr 3, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 6757 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
16. 3.413 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Apr 5, 11:09 PM GMT+3 · 6754 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
17. 3.549 km SW of Émponas, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 1:39 PM GMT+3 · 6752 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
18. 3.019 km E of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 6:04 PM GMT+3 · 6752 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
19. 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, TurkeyThu, Apr 10, 4:14 PM GMT+3 · 6750 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
20. 3.336 km N of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 15, 12:54 PM GMT+3 · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
21. 3.333 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 15, 4:26 PM GMT+3 · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
22. 3.37 km ENE of Émponas, GreeceWed, Apr 16, 5:45 PM GMT+3 · 6744 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
23. 3.155 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 12:59 AM GMT+3 · 6740 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
24. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 1:10 AM GMT+3 · 6740 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
25. 3.357 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 3:16 AM GMT+3 · 6740 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
26. 3.016 km WNW of ?çmeler, TurkeyTue, Apr 22, 11:45 PM GMT+3 · 6737 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
27. 3.517 km NNW of Datça, TurkeyWed, Apr 23, 8:38 PM GMT+3 · 6737 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
28. 3.221 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Apr 24, 3:10 PM GMT+3 · 6736 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
29. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceWed, Apr 30, 7:57 PM GMT+3 · 6730 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
30. 3.020 km E of Mandráki, GreeceThu, May 1, 10:01 AM GMT+3 · 6729 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
31. 3.618 km E of Kos, GreeceSat, May 3, 6:08 PM GMT+3 · 6727 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 4.840 km W of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 5, 6:11 PM GMT+2 · 6786 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
2. 3.111 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Feb 25, 1:59 AM GMT+2 · 6795 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
3. 3.28 km N of Fry, GreeceMon, Feb 18, 7:25 AM GMT+2 · 6802 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
4. 3.726 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 14, 11:12 PM GMT+2 · 6805 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
5. 3.442 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 14, 7:22 PM GMT+2 · 6806 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
6. 3.113 km E of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Feb 10, 2:56 AM GMT+2 · 6810 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
7. 3.349 km N of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Feb 10, 2:20 AM GMT+2 · 6810 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
8. 3.447 km NW of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Feb 9, 8:23 PM GMT+2 · 6811 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
9. 3.330 km W of Kéfalos, GreeceFri, Feb 8, 10:02 AM GMT+2 · 6812 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
10. 3.517 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 7, 4:40 PM GMT+2 · 6813 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
11. 3.338 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 7, 2:23 AM GMT+2 · 6813 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
12. 3.341 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 7, 2:22 AM GMT+2 · 6813 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
13. 3.345 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Feb 5, 4:57 PM GMT+2 · 6815 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g0sp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.