M4.0 earthquake 53 km S of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 53 km S of Mandráki, Greece on Tue, Dec 23, 2008, 2:53 PM GMT+2 (12:53 UTC), 26 km (16 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
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-23 12:53:11 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.130° N, 27.160° 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 usp000gr8q. 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
- 119°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.532 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6488 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.352 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 6472 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 42
- 3.917 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 6463 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gr8q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.