Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 15 km WNW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Aug 27, 2008, 6:11 AM GMT+3 (03:11 UTC), 68 km (42 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-27 03:11:33 UTC
Depth
68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.300° N, 27.710° 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 usp000gfnp. 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
47°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.329 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 6611 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6603 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6595 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6594 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6572 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6567 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6615 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6616 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6619 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6619 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfnp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.