M3.7 earthquake 150 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 150 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 2:18 AM GMT+3 (23:18 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-20 23:18:46 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.430° N, 28.220° 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 usp000g4ew. 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
- 320°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7164 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 6726 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.369 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6705 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4ew. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.