Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 32 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km W of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Aug 20, 2008, 4:15 AM GMT+3 (01:15 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-20 01:15:36 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 27.500° 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 usp000gf1w. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6571 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.047 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6633 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf1w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.