Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 15 km S of Kéfalos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 15 km S of Kéfalos, Greece on Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 7:25 PM GMT+3 (16:25 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km WNW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-18 16:25:35 UTC
Depth
147.1 km (91.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.605° N, 26.938° 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 usp000gch8. 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
110°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.137 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6650 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.957 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.951 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6646 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.536 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.036 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.120 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.245 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.020 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.947 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.160 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6658 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.27 km N of Émponas, Greece · 6661 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.359 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6665 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.414 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6665 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.219 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.421 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 6679 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6679 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gch8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.