M3.3 earthquake 7 km ENE of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 5:45 PM GMT+3 (14:45 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 51 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-16 14:45:46 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.250° N, 27.930° 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 usp000g432. 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.733 km ESE of Ródos, Greece · 6743 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.155 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6742 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6742 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.357 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6742 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.351 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece · 6739 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.016 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6739 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.517 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.221 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6738 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6731 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.020 km E of Mandráki, Greece · 6731 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.618 km E of Kos, Greece · 6729 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.849 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6721 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.242 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6717 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.627 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6712 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.223 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6712 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.813 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6705 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.528 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6692 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.013 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6689 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6687 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.531 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6687 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.67 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6687 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.320 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6686 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 3.336 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6747 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.019 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6754 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.549 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6754 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.242 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6760 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.033 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 6762 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6774 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g432. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.