Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 25 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece on Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 10:11 PM GMT+3 (19:11 UTC), 29 km (18 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-21 19:11:28 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.390° N, 27.050° 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 usp000gf6c. 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
108°
Stations used
5

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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6615 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.132 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.854 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.535 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.125 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6595 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6595 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6566 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6624 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.236 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf6c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.