Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 23 km SW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Aug 6, 2008, 9:31 PM GMT+3 (18:31 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-06 18:31:22 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.060° N, 27.700° 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 usp000gdzn. 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
155°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.047 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.827 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.026 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.027 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.234 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.422 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.133 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6647 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.018 km N of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.957 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.012 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.815 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.813 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdzn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.