Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 12 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 4:46 AM GMT+3 (01:46 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-17 01:46:35 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.610° N, 27.260° 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 usp000geus. 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6566 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6629 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.545 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6632 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6632 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.047 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6633 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6633 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.443 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 6634 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.543 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6634 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000geus. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.