M3.7 earthquake 47 km S of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 47 km S of Mandráki, Greece on Mon, Dec 1, 2008, 2:59 AM GMT+2 (00:59 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 52 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-01 00:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.190° N, 27.060° 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 usp000gpqv. 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
- 85°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.444 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6512 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.424 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6504 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.442 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 6501 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.053 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6494 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.532 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6490 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.352 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6474 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 42
- 3.917 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 6464 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 3.828 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6531 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.517 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6531 days ago · 151 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.521 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6531 days ago · 139 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.058 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6534 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6536 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.25 km NNE of Émponas, Greece · 6538 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpqv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.