M4.3 earthquake 141 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 141 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 9:16 PM GMT+3 (18:16 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-15 18:16:33 UTC
- Depth
- 45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.671° N, 28.380° 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 usp000g407. 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
- 53°
- Stations used
- 142
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7150 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.7164 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 6727 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.369 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6705 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g407. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.