Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 3:21 AM GMT+3 (00:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 35 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-15 00:21:30 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.550° N, 27.130° 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 usp000gc6p. 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

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Station coverage gap
158°
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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 119.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc6p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.