Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 2:50 PM GMT+3 (11:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-04 11:50:31 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.460° N, 27.370° 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 usp000ggd3. 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
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.716 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6553 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.337 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6553 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.554 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6550 days ago · 143 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggd3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.