Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 47 km S of Lárdos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 47 km S of Lárdos, Greece on Tue, Aug 5, 2008, 9:51 AM GMT+3 (06:51 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SSW of Lárdos, 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
2008-08-05 06:51:34 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.670° N, 28.010° 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 usp000gdvq. 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.532 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.436 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.015 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.455 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6602 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.136 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.722 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6592 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.827 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.8103 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 6644 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.026 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.027 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.234 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.291 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.422 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.133 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6647 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.018 km N of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.037 km SE of Fry, Greece · 6648 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.957 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.012 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.815 km N of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.813 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 6650 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.137 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6650 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.025 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.144 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdvq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.