Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 55 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 5:28 PM GMT+3 (14:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 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
2008-09-04 14:28:51 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.340° N, 27.790° 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 usp000ggdg. 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
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2134 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 6594 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6570 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.139 km S of Fry, Greece · 6603 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggdg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.