M2.9 earthquake 56 km N of Karpathos, Greece

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 12, 2008, 11:06 PM GMT+2

UTC

2008-03-12 21:06:41 UTC

Depth

39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.010° N, 27.150° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000g1bj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Kos, GreecePopulation 19,244. Forecast99 kmS
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast196 kmENE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast267 kmS

After

1. 3.346 km E of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Mar 13, 2:19 AM GMT+2 · 6779 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
2. 3.631 km SSE of Astypálaia, GreeceSat, Mar 15, 8:22 AM GMT+2 · 6776 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
3. 3.249 km WSW of Lárdos, GreeceSun, Mar 16, 8:03 AM GMT+2 · 6775 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
4. 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, GreeceWed, Mar 19, 3:00 PM GMT+2 · 6772 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
5. 3.017 km SSW of Kéfalos, GreeceMon, Mar 24, 5:42 AM GMT+2 · 6768 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.924 km W of Fry, GreeceFri, Mar 28, 10:55 AM GMT+2 · 6763 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
7. 3.013 km W of Fry, GreeceSun, Mar 30, 9:10 PM GMT+3 · 6761 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
8. 3.224 km W of Fry, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 1:06 AM GMT+3 · 6761 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
9. 3.033 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 7:50 AM GMT+3 · 6761 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
10. 3.611 km SSE of Fry, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 1:35 PM GMT+3 · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
11. 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceWed, Apr 2, 5:42 PM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
12. 3.242 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 2, 8:51 PM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
13. 3.014 km NNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Apr 3, 2:58 AM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
14. 3.158 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Apr 3, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 6758 days ago · 54 km deep · 3 km away
15. 3.413 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Apr 5, 11:09 PM GMT+3 · 6755 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
16. 3.549 km SW of Émponas, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 1:39 PM GMT+3 · 6752 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
17. 3.019 km E of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 6:04 PM GMT+3 · 6752 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
18. 3.336 km N of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 15, 12:54 PM GMT+3 · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
19. 3.333 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 15, 4:26 PM GMT+3 · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
20. 3.37 km ENE of Émponas, GreeceWed, Apr 16, 5:45 PM GMT+3 · 6744 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
21. 3.216 km WNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Apr 18, 4:08 AM GMT+3 · 6743 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
22. 3.155 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 12:59 AM GMT+3 · 6741 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
23. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 1:10 AM GMT+3 · 6741 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
24. 3.357 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Apr 20, 3:16 AM GMT+3 · 6741 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
25. 3.221 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Apr 24, 3:10 PM GMT+3 · 6736 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
26. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceWed, Apr 30, 7:57 PM GMT+3 · 6730 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
27. 3.020 km E of Mandráki, GreeceThu, May 1, 10:01 AM GMT+3 · 6729 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
28. 3.618 km E of Kos, GreeceSat, May 3, 6:08 PM GMT+3 · 6727 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
29. 2.849 km SW of Émponas, GreeceSun, May 11, 9:27 AM GMT+3 · 6719 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

Before

1. 3.116 km NW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 12, 8:25 PM GMT+2 · 6779 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
2. 3.59 km WSW of Sými, GreeceMon, Mar 10, 1:03 AM GMT+2 · 6782 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
3. 3.439 km N of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 9, 9:07 PM GMT+2 · 6782 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
4. 3.421 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 9, 12:28 AM GMT+2 · 6783 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
5. 4.836 km W of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 5, 6:14 PM GMT+2 · 6786 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
6. 4.840 km W of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 5, 6:11 PM GMT+2 · 6786 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
7. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, GreeceWed, Feb 27, 8:52 PM GMT+2 · 6793 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.111 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Feb 25, 1:59 AM GMT+2 · 6796 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
9. 3.036 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Feb 23, 10:30 PM GMT+2 · 6797 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
10. 3.28 km N of Fry, GreeceMon, Feb 18, 7:25 AM GMT+2 · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 3.726 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 14, 11:12 PM GMT+2 · 6806 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
12. 3.442 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Feb 14, 7:22 PM GMT+2 · 6806 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
13. 3.234 km SSE of Fry, GreeceWed, Feb 13, 7:43 AM GMT+2 · 6808 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1bj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.