Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km E of Kos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km E of Kos, Greece on Sun, Feb 3, 2008, 6:46 AM GMT+2 (04:46 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 40 km W of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-03 04:46:14 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 27.480° 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 usp000fy1g. 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
173°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.120 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6812 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.330 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6811 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.840 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6785 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.836 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6785 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.59 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 6781 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.116 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 6778 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.538 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6771 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.017 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6756 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.410 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.653 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6822 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.226 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6826 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.18 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 6837 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.311 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 6841 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.927 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6843 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fy1g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.