M3.0 earthquake 32 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece

Magnitude

3.0 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 5:06 PM GMT+3

UTC

2008-08-24 14:06:37 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.580° N, 27.560° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000gfe0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

212°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast112 kmSSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast221 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast317 kmS

After

1. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Aug 27, 4:02 AM GMT+3 · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
2. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Aug 27, 6:11 AM GMT+3 · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
3. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, GreeceThu, Aug 28, 6:37 AM GMT+3 · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
4. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 9:54 AM GMT+3 · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 7:18 PM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 7:36 PM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
7. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 2:35 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
8. 3.125 km NW of Fry, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 1:15 PM GMT+3 · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 1:09 AM GMT+3 · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 3.139 km S of Fry, GreeceWed, Sep 3, 1:29 PM GMT+3 · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
11. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 2:50 PM GMT+3 · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
12. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Sep 4, 5:28 PM GMT+3 · 6602 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
13. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, GreeceSat, Sep 13, 2:36 PM GMT+3 · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
14. 3.722 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Sep 14, 11:04 PM GMT+3 · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
15. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, GreeceMon, Oct 6, 8:19 AM GMT+3 · 6571 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
16. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, GreeceSat, Oct 11, 11:34 AM GMT+3 · 6566 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Aug 24, 7:16 AM GMT+3 · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
2. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 24, 12:37 AM GMT+3 · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
3. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceFri, Aug 22, 8:58 PM GMT+3 · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
4. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 21, 2:42 PM GMT+3 · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
5. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 21, 3:36 AM GMT+3 · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
6. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 10:52 PM GMT+3 · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.932 km W of Émponas, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 4:15 AM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
8. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 1:54 AM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
9. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, GreeceTue, Aug 19, 5:43 PM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 7:46 PM GMT+3 · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
11. 3.532 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 6:14 AM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
12. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 4:46 AM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
13. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, GreeceWed, Aug 13, 9:19 PM GMT+3 · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
14. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 11:12 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
15. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 9:31 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, GreeceThu, Aug 7, 2:47 AM GMT+3 · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
17. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, GreeceWed, Aug 6, 10:43 PM GMT+3 · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
18. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Aug 6, 9:31 PM GMT+3 · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
19. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Aug 6, 8:19 PM GMT+3 · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Aug 6, 8:19 AM GMT+3 · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfe0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.