Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 25 km S of Mandráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km S of Mandráki, Greece on Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 2:42 PM GMT+3 (11:42 UTC), 36 km (22 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
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-21 11:42:45 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.380° N, 27.090° 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 usp000gf5m. 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
109°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.032 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6607 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6594 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6565 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6618 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf5m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.