M3.0 earthquake 20 km E of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km E of Mandráki, Greece on Thu, May 1, 2008, 10:01 AM GMT+3 (07:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 23 km WNW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-01 07:01:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.640° N, 27.360° 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 usp000g584. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.618 km E of Kos, Greece · 6726 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.849 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6718 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.242 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6715 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.627 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6710 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6710 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.217 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6710 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.223 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6709 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.432 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6708 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.813 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6702 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.034 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6684 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.531 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6684 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.320 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6684 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.331 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6684 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.744 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6682 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6679 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.219 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6729 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.517 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6736 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.016 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6737 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.357 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6740 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6740 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.155 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6740 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.37 km ENE of Émponas, Greece · 6743 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.336 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6744 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6749 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.549 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6751 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6757 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.242 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g584. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.